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Join us at the 1st World Summit for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Dr. Corno will have an oral poster presentation at 10:00-10:30 on June 7 about arterial switch and neurological outcomes, and Dr. Dodge-Khatami will be a Session Chair in Room Rossa at 14;00-18:00 on June 5 about the 3D simulation of cardiac surgery and a moderator for Session 12 at 8:20-9:50 on June 8, 2024 at ECHSA on AV Valves for single ventricle. We warmly welcome you meeting Dr. Corno and Dr. Dodge-Khatami in Bologna!

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2024)

In 2024, many authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

Reviewer of the Month (2024)

In 2024, TP reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

TP 2023 Annual Report

We are glad to present you the 2023 Annual Report of TP and would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our editorial board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors and readers. We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2024 and look forward to working with you in the new year to continue the success of TP.

New Impact Factor for Translational Pediatrics: 2

We are pleased to announce that the Translational Pediatrics (TP) has attained its new impact factor update for the 2022 citation year: 2.

Translational Pediatrics (Transl Pediatr, TP, Print ISSN 2224-4336, Online ISSN 2224-4344) is an open access, peer-reviewed, monthly journal (quarterly published from Jul. 2012 - Oct. 2019, bimonthly published from Dec. 2019 - Dec. 2020).

Translational Pediatrics 2022 CiteScore Released: 3.7

We are pleased to announce that the Translational Pediatrics (TP) has received its 2022 CiteScore: 3.7, ranking 95 out of 306 journals in the Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

Announcement of TP New Co-Editor-in-Chief

The editorial office is pleased to announce that Dr. Antonio F. Corno is taking over as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Translational Pediatric (TP) in tandem with Dr. Yu-Jia Yang, effective from May 25, 2023. Please join us in wishing Dr. Corno all the best in his new role!

Implementation of transparent peer review at Translational Pediatrics

With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to TP from March 19, 2020.

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Vol 13, No 5 (May, 2024)

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Cover Story (Published) more

Great Luck in the Year of the Dragon is a work created with pen and watercolor. More >>

The distant space is a peaceful and mysterious place. More >>

Title: The Avanti in My Eyes

Cover story: This painting is based on the theme of Avanti, and Sherry created this painting based on her imagination of this witty folk legend figure. In the process of creating this painting, the child thought of the classic image of Avanti: wearing a felt hat, the little donkey is his good friend. In the picture, Avanti rides a small donkey in a gallop, showing his magic. The size of this painting is A4 paper. Sherry use colored pens and crayons as the main materials to express the image of Avanti, and the surrounding environment through delicate brush strokes and rich colors. Through this painting, Sherry hope to show you the Avanti in her eyes.

Artist: Li Yi-lin, a 5 years and 6 months old little girl. At present, I am a kindergarten senior class child, I like to paint and dance on weekdays, and like to imitate runway shows, and also like unrestrained imagination. I am a lively and sunny child, I can take care of my little sister, learn to be an adult, and occasionally act spoiled and sell cute, and I also need a hug from an adult when I" alt="The Avanti in My Eyes">

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Original Article

CABP4 mutation in mice shows alteration in protein expression level and neuron discharge frequency

Gang-An Shi, Ming-Juan Liang, Qin-Fei Miao, Xue-Ping Li, Wei-Feng Qiu, Tian-Qian Zeng, Qiong-Xiang Zhai, Zhi-Hong Chen

PDF Pages: 705-715 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Distinguishing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma from Hodgkin’s lymphoma in children using an enhanced computed tomography radiomics approach

Jiajun Si, Haoru Wang, Mingye Xie, Yanlin Yang, Fang Wang, Xin Chen, Ling He

PDF Pages: 716-726 Full Text (42) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Microcirculation, endothelium and glycocalyx changes associated with the use of milrinone in children with septic shock

Mauricio Sarta-Mantilla, Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento, Lorena Acevedo, Hernando Mulett, Andres Nieto, Natalia Lucena, Jeisson Lancheros, Catalina Duque

PDF Pages: 727-737 Full Text (51) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparative analysis of laparoscopic and open ureteroureterostomy for the treatment of pediatric duplicated kidneys: a clinical efficacy and safety study

Chengpin Tao, Changkun Mao, Yongsheng Cao

PDF Pages: 738-747 Full Text (9) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Untargeted lipidomics of bronchopulmonary dysplasia induced by hyperoxia exposure in rats

Yubai Li, Qian Su, Xudong Yan, Jie Qi, Huiying Tu, Jinjie Huang, Zhangbin Yu, Boshi Yu

PDF Pages: 748-759 Full Text (32) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Effectiveness of the six-step approach guided online training program to improve knowledge of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia among pediatricians: a pretest-posttest study

Jiayu Wang, Qing Wang, Yi Wang, Yonghao Gui, Quan Lu, Yong Yin, Jianhua Zhang, Libo Wang, Xiaoyan Dong, Yingwen Wang, Yingzi Ye, Hong Xu, Danping Gu, Wen He, Guodong Ding, Xiaobo Zhang

PDF Pages: 760-769 Full Text (33) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Advancing necrotizing enterocolitis prediction through iterative monitoring

Ziwei Dong, Xiaoli Yin, Doudou Xu, Jiaying Zhao, Yang Wang

PDF Pages: 770-783 Full Text (13) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Series

Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver in pediatric patients: a single-institution retrospective case series

Jian Li, Lulu He, Qizi Wu, Jianfeng Zhou, Li Zhou, Tao Li

PDF Pages: 784-790 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Evidence-based advances in minimally invasive surgery in infants with congenital gastrointestinal anomalies: a narrative review

Haoyan Liang, Niloofar Ganji, Mashriq Alganabi, Haitao Zhu

PDF Pages: 791-802 Full Text (16) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Neuromuscular contributions to disability in children with cerebral palsy and the impact of dynamic stretching orthoses and therapeutic exercise interventions: a narrative review

Kyle R. Leister, Jared Rosenberg, Airon Servais, Rory Leeds

PDF Pages: 803-813 Full Text (31) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Bilateral bidirectional cavopulmonary connection: a review of surgical techniques and clinical implications

Sara C. Arrigoni, Tjark Ebels

PDF Pages: 814-823 Full Text (32) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease and connective tissue disorder successfully treated by siltuximab: a pediatric case report

Shiwen Hu, Zifeng Li, Haiyan Zhang, Yifan Li, Jiajian Yang, Yangyang Ma, Lian Chen, Li Sun, Xiaowen Zhai

PDF Pages: 824-832 Full Text (41) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Early onset stage III diabetic nephropathy in a child with Prader-Willi syndrome treated with dulaglutide: a case report

Yonghua He, Rongrong Xu, Xueqing Ma, Jianhua Zhou, Liru Qiu

PDF Pages: 833-839 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A case report of proboscis lateralis: emphasis on the reconstruction of the lacrimal drainage system

Pengpeng Wang, Jinhao Zhao, Lixing Tang, Chengyue Zhang, Xiaojian Yang, Yang Han, Wentong Ge

PDF Pages: 840-846 Full Text (15) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A case report: Alport syndrome and growth hormone deficiency associated with a new COL4A4 mutation

Feng Zhu, Jieqian Zhu, Feifei Ji, Xianzang Huang, Yu Zhang

PDF Pages: 847-855 Full Text (12) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Short stature with brachydactyly caused by a novel mutation in the IHH gene and response to 4-year growth hormone therapy: a case report

Yulin Chen, Mingyue Yin, Yiyi Lu, Zhiya Dong, Wenli Lu, Lin Lin, Yuan Xiao

PDF Pages: 856-863 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Editorial Commentary

Unravelling short stature in pediatrics: the crucial role of genetic perspective

Antonio F. Martinez-Monseny

PDF Pages: 864-868 Full Text (46) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Detection of pretreatment circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker of poor outcome in intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma

Fariba Navid, Jaclyn A. Biegel

PDF Pages: 869-872 Full Text (34) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Enhancing understanding and optimizing outcomes: insights from selective dorsal rhizotomy in pediatric cerebral palsy

Rui Wang, Wenbin Jiang, Min Wei, Junlu Wang, Xidan Yu, Bo Xiao, Qijia Zhan

PDF Pages: 873-874 Full Text (32) COI Form Open Access

Before selective dorsal rhizotomy can be judged as beneficial for cerebral palsy, long-term results and controlled studies are needed

Walter Strobl, Josef Finsterer

PDF Pages: 875-876 Full Text (35) COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Mesenchymal stem cells: potential application in intervertebral disc regeneration

Aiqun Wei, Bojiang Shen, Lisa Williams, Ashish Diwan

Uniparental disomy in Robertsonian translocations: strategies for uniparental disomy testing

Moh-Ying Yip

Genetics of hereditary neurological disorders in children

Yue Huang, Sui Yu, Zhanhe Wu, Beisha Tang

Original Articles

Vitamin D intake in young children with acute lower respiratory infection

Karen S Leis, J Dayre McNally, Matthew R Montgomery, Koravangattu Sankaran, Chandima Karunanayake, Alan M Rosenberg

MRI-DWI improves the early diagnosis of brain abscess induced by Candida albicans in preterm infants

Jian Mao, Juan Li, Dan Chen, Jing Zhang, Ya-Nan Du, Ying-Jie Wang, Xin Li, Rui Wang, Li-Ying Chen, Xiao-Ming Wang

Review Articles

Research advances in neonatal hypoglycemic brain injury

Jun Su, Li Wang

Management of children after renal transplantation: Highlights for general pediatricians

Keith K. Lau, Lucy Giglia, Howard Chan, Anthony K. Chan

Perspective

Fluid therapy of brain edema and intracranial hypertension in children

Pei-Lan Yu

Perspectives

Targeting death receptors: is this trail still hot?

Rajen Mody

Research Highlights

Improving outcomes in childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: promising results from the Children’s Oncology Group incorporating nelarabine into front-line therapy

Lori Muffly, Richard A. Larson

Original Articles

Vitamin D intake in young children with acute lower respiratory infection

Karen S Leis, J Dayre McNally, Matthew R Montgomery, Koravangattu Sankaran, Chandima Karunanayake, Alan M Rosenberg

Cloning and sequence analysis of SLC25A13 transcripts in human amniocytes

Zhan-Hui Zhang, Xin-Jing Zhao, Yuan-Zong Song, Xiao-Mei Tang, Qing-Bing Zha

Review Articles

Management of children after renal transplantation: Highlights for general pediatricians

Keith K. Lau, Lucy Giglia, Howard Chan, Anthony K. Chan

Vitamin D deficiency in surgical congenital heart disease: prevalence and relevance

James Dayre McNally, Kusum Menon

Research Highlight

Children’s Oncology Group L991 final study report: Establishing an important benchmark for assessing late effects of trimodality care of pediatric patients treated for high grade gliomas

Ralph Ermoian, Matthew Ladra, Shilpen Patel

Editorials

Translational Pediatrics—Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Yu-Jia Yang

A step forward in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Jan Styczynski

Original Article

Association of folate metabolism genes MTHFR and MTRR with multiple complex congenital malformation risk in Chinese population of Shanxi

Qin Zhang, Baoling Bai, Xiaozhen Liu, Chunyue Miao, Huili Li

Evaluation of cerebral function in high risk term infants by using a scoring system based on aEEG

Fang Luo, Zheng Chen, Huijia Lin, Chenhong Wang, Xiaolu Ma, Liping Shi

Visuoperceptual sequelae in children with hemophilia and intracranial hemorrhage

Guadalupe Morales, Esmeralda Matute, Erin T. O’Callaghan, Joan Murray, Alberto Tlacuilo-Parra

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms at 3'-untranslated region are associated with susceptibility to preterm birth

Qin Zhu, Ying Chen, Jianrong Dai, Benjing Wang, Minjuan Liu, Yun Wang, Jianying Tao, Hong Li

Review Article

Distress and adjustment among adolescents and young adults with cancer: an empirical and conceptual review

Ursula M. Sansom-Daly, Claire E. Wakefield

Preoperative chemotherapy and local stage III in nephroblastoma

Norbert Graf, Rhoikos Furtwängler

Genetics of hereditary neurological disorders in children

Yue Huang, Sui Yu, Zhanhe Wu, Beisha Tang

Preterm birth and single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytokine genes

Qin Zhu, Jian Sun, Ying Chen

Advances and issues in flow cytometric detection of immunophenotypic changes and genomic rearrangements in acute pediatric leukemia

Xin Maggie Wang

Pediatric hepatoblastoma: diagnosis and treatment

Eiso Hiyama

Genetic causes of cancer predisposition in children and adolescents

Federica Saletta, Luciano Dalla Pozza, Jennifer A. Byrne

Down syndrome and leukemia: insights into leukemogenesis and translational targets

Marion K. Mateos, Draga Barbaric, Sally-Anne Byatt, Rosemary Sutton, Glenn M. Marshall

Spanning the genomics era: the vital role of a single institution biorepository for childhood cancer research over a decade

Li Zhou, Daniel Catchpoole

Regenerative medicine therapy for single ventricle congenital heart disease

Chetan Ambastha, Gregory J. Bittle, David Morales, Nathaniel Parchment, Progyaparamita Saha, Rachana Mishra, Sudhish Sharma, Alexander Vasilenko, Muthukumar Gunasekaran, Manal T. Al-Suqi, Deqiang Li, Peixin Yang, Sunjay Kaushal

Original Articles

A pilot trial on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux-related cough in infants

Darryl J. Adamko, Carina M. Majaesic, Christopher Skappak, Adrian B. Jones

Cloning and sequence analysis of SLC25A13 transcripts in human amniocytes

Zhan-Hui Zhang, Xin-Jing Zhao, Yuan-Zong Song, Xiao-Mei Tang, Qing-Bing Zha

Pneumatically-driven external pressure applicator to augment Fontan hemodynamics: preliminary findings

Amy L. Throckmorton, Sonya S. Bhavsar, Steven G. Chopski, William B. Moskowitz

Epidemiological survey and analysis of asthma in children aged 0-14 years old in urban and rural areas of Chengdu region

Min Li, Qiong Zhang, Wei-Juan Shi, Lan Li, Yan Li, Ying Pang, Bin Yao, Hong Jiang

Review Articles

The concept and practice of Fanconi Anemia: from the clinical bedside to the laboratory bench

Zhan-He Wu

Editorials

Brain size and neuropsychological functioning in long-term survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Jean M. Mulcahy Levy, Stephen P. Hunger

Research Highlights

Pediatric high-grade gliomas: survival at what cost?

Katherine E. Warren

Is quarterly bolus vitamin D₃ supplementation adequate to prevent childhood pneumonia?

Ursula Thiem, Enikö Kállay, Kyra Borchhardt

Column on Metabolism of Childhood Cancer

Lin28 and let-7 in cell metabolism and cancer

Liem H. Nguyen, Hao Zhu

Energy metabolism in neurodevelopment and medulloblastoma

Katherine Tech, Timothy R. Gershon

Energy metabolism in neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor

Sepideh Aminzadeh, Silvia Vidali, Wolfgang Sperl, Barbara Kofler, René G. Feichtinger

Metabolism of Childhood Cancer Column (Review Article)

Translational development of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) for the treatment of neuroblastoma

Hamid Bassiri, Adriana Benavides, Michelle Haber, Susan K. Gilmour, Murray D. Norris, Michael D. Hogarty

Rare Diseases Column (Review Article)

Phenylketonuria: a review of current and future treatments

Naz Al Hafid, John Christodoulou

Below are the latest Translational Pediatrics articles published online ahead of print publication.

Original Article

Analysis of foodborne salmonellosis serotypes and drug resistance in children in Chenzhou City of China from 2017 through 2022

Yong Zhou, Bin Liao, Huilong Fang, Huiwen Zeng, Cuimei Chen, Zheng-Hang Huan, Wen Zheng, Xun Liu

Published online: 15 May 2024

Journal Highlight more

Translational Pediatrics is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal indexed by PubMed/PMC and Science Citation Indexed Expanded (SCIE), focusing on all aspects of health care in newborns, children and adolescents. Contributions pertinent to pediatrics are also included from related fields such as nutrition, surgery, respiration, dentistry, urology, public health, child health services, human genetics, basic sciences, psychology, psychiatry, education, sociology, and nursing.