ObjectiveTo investigate and analysis the data of patients with hepatic echinococcosis in Ganzi County in 2018, and to understand the epidemiological characteristics of hepatic echinococcosis in Ganzi County, Sichuan Province.MethodsA total of 811 patients were enrolled. The basic information of sex, age, weight, occupation, nation, educational level, family address and so on were recorded. The location, number, classification, transverse diameter and longitudinal diameter of hepatic echinococcosis masses were recorded by abdominal color Doppler ultrasonography.ResultsIn 2018, 811 new cases of hepatic echinococcosis were reported in Ganzi County, with a prevalence rate of 4.6% (811/17 650), and 17.81% (572/3 212) in the Datongma area. Patients ranged in age from 6 to 92, the average age was (44.8±16.6) years old. The majority of patients were Tibetans (98.5%), herdsmen (71.8%) and illiterates (83.5%). The most common lesions were in right liver (84.2%) and single (91.4%).ConclusionsThere is serious transmission of hepatic echinococcosis in Ganzi County, especially in pure pastoral areas, and HAE is more prevalent than HCE. Most of the infected people are Tibetan herdsmen with illiterate educational background and more females than males. The peak incidence of hepatic echinococcosis is 30-55 years old. Close monitoring should be carried out for these people.
ObjectiveTo investigate the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs3754219 in the glucose transporters 1 (GLUT1) gene and genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Han population in Guangdong Province.MethodsA total of 1 092 T2DM patients (case group) and 1 092 healthy controls (control group) diagnosed or examined between November 2011 and October 2014 form 10 hospitals were enrolled in this study. SNPscanTM SNP classification technology was used to detect the polymorphism of rs3754219 of GLUT1 genetype. Finally, 1 067 T2DM patients and 1 054 healthy controls were included, removing 37 individuals with SNP typing deletion rates >20% and 26 individucals with failed SNP site genotyping. The differences in allele frequency distribution, genotype, and genetic models between the two groups were analyzed.ResultsAfter correction for age and body mass index, there was no statistically significant difference in allele frequency or polymorphism genotype frequency of rs3754219 (P>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups under different genetic models (P>0.05).ConclusionGenetic susceptibility to T2DM in Han population in Guangdong Province may be unrelated to the GLUT1 rs3754219 SNP.