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Join us at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS)

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery is going to be held in May 25-27, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary: https://estsmeeting.com.

This time, Translational Pediatrics (TP) as well as its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company will be on display during this exciting academic event! We would like to seize this great opportunity to meet our authors, editorial board members and readers.

Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, 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.

Join us at the 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

The 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is going to be held at the Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA from May 2 to 5, 2025: https://events.aats.org/am25.

As the world's most prestigious thoracic surgery event, the annual meeting of AATS helps grow one’s expertise, network with leading experts, and build the future of thoracic surgery.

This year Translational Pediatrics (TP) as well as its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company will be on display during this exciting academic event! We would like to seize this great opportunity to meet our authors, editorial board members and readers.

TP 2024 Annual Report

We are glad to present you the 2024 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 2025 and look forward to working with you in the new year to continue the success of TP.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

TP features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Guest Editors

Over the years, a number of TP guest editors have made valuable contributions to the journal. This column features interviews with our guest editors, who graciously share their experience in scientific careers and provide insightful perspectives on the special series.

New Impact Factor for Translational Pediatrics: 1.5

We are pleased to announce that the Translational Pediatrics (TP) has attained its new impact factor update for the 2023 citation year: 1.5.

Translational Pediatrics 2023 CiteScore Released: 4.5

We are pleased to announce that the Translational Pediatrics (TP) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 4.5, ranking 72 out of 330 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.

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.

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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Original Article

Clinical characteristics of single human rhinovirus infection and co-infection in the respiratory tract of children

Yu-Ru Shi, Ke Yuan, Li Yue, Ting Liu, Jia-Xing Liu, Li-Zhong Dai, Ying-Jie Qi

PDF Pages: 373-381 Full Text (75) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Epidemiological characteristics and trends based on a joinpoint regression model of preterm birth with congenital heart disease in Changsha City, China, from 2011 to 2023

Jin Fu, Huan Chen, Jinlian Wang, Yaling Xiao, Bei Zhang, Wenbo Liao

PDF Pages: 382-390 Full Text (61) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Analysis of the incidence and risk factors of fever-related ureteral stent-associated urinary tract infection in pediatric patients: a retrospective study

Chengpin Tao, Yongsheng Cao

PDF Pages: 391-399 Full Text (55) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Clinical characteristics of infants with protracted bacterial bronchitis: an observational cohort study

Yaping Xie, Chen Chen, Diyuan Yang, Xuehua Xu, Gen Lu, Huifeng Fan

PDF Pages: 400-408 Full Text (69) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Exploring the association between pulmonary function and air pollution exposure in healthy children in Jinan, Shandong Province: based on a cross-sectional study

Xinglu Wu, Fei Wang, Xin Xu, Qian Liang, Yanqing Yang, Yunfeng Tang, Jing Li

PDF Pages: 409-421 Full Text (61) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A retrospective cohort study comparing the therapeutic efficacy of three surgical interventions for pediatric flexible flatfoot

Xiongke Hu, Guanghui Zhu, Kun Liu, Haibo Mei, Qian Tan

PDF Pages: 422-431 Full Text (75) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Efficacy of bronchoalveolar lavage in treating mycoplasma pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia with atelectasis in children

Mengting Hu, Xiaodie Shen, Mengyao Li, Jiaying Ding, Yuanyuan Zhang

PDF Pages: 432-441 Full Text (74) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Recombinant growth hormone improves growth and adult height: a comparison between treated and untreated patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency

Qianqian Zhao, Rong Li, Qian Shao, Mei Zhang, Bo Ban

PDF Pages: 442-451 Full Text (62) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Development and validation of an insulin resistance prediction model in children and adolescents using machine learning algorithms

Xiu Huang, Kun Yi, Lin Jia, Yinmei Li, Hui He, Can Ma, Xiao Fang

PDF Pages: 452-462 Full Text (51) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

School bullying and mental health among adolescents: a narrative review

Zhuo-Ying Han, Zi-Ying Ye, Bao-Liang Zhong

PDF Pages: 463-472 Full Text (49) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Understanding the unconventional reemergence of M. pneumoniae epidemics during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bingjie Liu, Lina Xu, Yuqing Wang, Chuangli Hao, Wujun Jiang

PDF Pages: 473-479 Full Text (61) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case Report

Brain metastasis of pleuropulmonary blastoma: case reports

Sidou He, Wen Zhao, Chao Duan, Libing Fu, Tong Yu, Ming Ge, Zhikai Liu, Chunying Cui, Xiaoli Ma, Yan Su

PDF Pages: 480-486 Full Text (52) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A case report of Prader-Willi syndrome in a child with metabolic disorders and severe obstructive sleep apnea treated effectively with continuous positive airway pressure

Jiwei Zhu, Qianqian Jiao, Yunliang Sun, Ruixue Wang, Jianghua Liu, Kai Zhang, Manlu Lu, Lu Liu, Junhong Yan, Yan Yu, Lei Pan

PDF Pages: 487-493 Full Text (43) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Continuous renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury: a case report

Jianmin Wang, Yiyao Bao, Lijun Guan, Linhua Tan

PDF Pages: 494-499 Full Text (60) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Case report: neonatal cyanosis secondary to congenital methemoglobinemia, a cause to consider in newborn cyanosis

Anabel Carmona-Nunez, Rosa Adan Pedroso, Javier Arzuaga Mendez, Piedad Alba Pavón, María Cruz López Herrera, Andrea Miguélez Velasco, Sara Ansó Olivan, Itziar Astigarraga Aguirre

PDF Pages: 500-506 Full Text (75) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Labyrinthitis ossificans with fluctuating symptoms lasting for more than 10 years: a case report and literature review

Jing Wang, Wenjuan Li, Yinghui Hu, Wanyu Lu, Xiao Yu, Xiaofei Li, Daogong Zhang, Haibo Wang

PDF Pages: 507-515 Full Text (52) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The hidden ophthalmic dangers of steroids in COVID-19 treatment: a case report

Zhehuan Zhang, Tianchen Wu, Wenwen Xu, Di Hu, Chenhao Yang

PDF Pages: 516-521 Full Text (47) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

MtDNA 3243 A>G mutation and recurrent cholangitis after Kasai procedure in biliary atresia: a case report

Jie Sun, Yanan Zhang, Dayan Sun, Jinshi Huang

PDF Pages: 522-528 Full Text (56) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Clinical analysis of 10 neonates born to mothers with 2019-nCoV pneumonia

Huaping Zhu, Lin Wang, Chengzhi Fang, Sicong Peng, Lianhong Zhang, Guiping Chang, Shiwen Xia, Wenhao Zhou

Published online: 21 February 2020

PDF Pages: 51-60 Full Text (92340) Open Access

Review Article

Autism spectrum disorder: definition, epidemiology, causes, and clinical evaluation

Holly Hodges, Casey Fealko, Neelkamal Soares

Published online: 22 February 2020

PDF Pages: S55-S65 Full Text (69466) Open Access

Review Article

Recovery of steroid induced adrenal insufficiency

Areej K. Younes, Noor K. Younes

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 269-273 Full Text (66384) Open Access

Review Article

Dermatologic manifestations of endocrine disorders

Michael Lause, Alisha Kamboj, Esteban Fernandez Faith

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 300-312 Full Text (58368) Open Access

Review Article

Cerebral palsy in children: a clinical overview

Dilip R. Patel, Mekala Neelakantan, Karan Pandher, Joav Merrick

Published online: 22 February 2020

PDF Pages: S125-S135 Full Text (51719) Open Access

Review Article

A clinical primer on intellectual disability

Dilip R. Patel, Maria Demma Cabral, Arlene Ho, Joav Merrick

Published online: 22 February 2020

PDF Pages: S23-S35 Full Text (50803) Open Access

Review Article

Hypoglycemia in the preterm neonate: etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, management and long-term outcomes

Anudeepa Sharma, Ajuah Davis, Prem S. Shekhawat

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 335-348 Full Text (42290) Open Access

Rare Diseases Column (Review Article)

Phenylketonuria: a review of current and future treatments

Naz Al Hafid, John Christodoulou

Published online: 31 October 2015

PDF Pages: 304-317 Full Text (42006) Open Access

Review Article

Non-accidental trauma in pediatric patients: a review of epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment

Alexandra R. Paul, Matthew A. Adamo

Published online: 31 July 2014

PDF Pages: 195-207 Full Text (37219) Open Access

Review Article

Transient hypothyroidism in the newborn: to treat or not to treat

Neelakanta Kanike, Ajuah Davis, Prem S. Shekhawat

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 349-358 Full Text (35030) Open Access

Review Article

Participation in sports in relation to adolescent growth and development

Kelly A. Brown, Dilip R. Patel, Daphne Darmawan

Published online: 24 July 2017

PDF Pages: 150-159 Full Text (32825) Open Access

Review Article

Genetics of hereditary neurological disorders in children

Yue Huang, Sui Yu, Zhanhe Wu, Beisha Tang

Published online: 01 April 2014

PDF Pages: 108-119 Full Text (31594) Open Access

Review Article

Ophthalmic manifestations of endocrine disorders—endocrinology and the eye

Alisha Kamboj, Michael Lause, Priyanka Kumar

Published online: 31 October 2017

PDF Pages: 286-299 Full Text (30878) Open Access

Review Article

Mesenchymal stem cells: potential application in intervertebral disc regeneration

Aiqun Wei, Bojiang Shen, Lisa Williams, Ashish Diwan

Published online: 01 April 2014

PDF Pages: 71-90 Full Text (30602) Open Access

Review Article

Uniparental disomy in Robertsonian translocations: strategies for uniparental disomy testing

Moh-Ying Yip

Published online: 01 April 2014

PDF Pages: 98-107 Full Text (27582) Open Access

Review Article

Antibiotics in inflammatory bowel diseases: do we know what we’re doing?

Oren Ledder

Published online: 28 January 2019

PDF Pages: 42-55 Full Text (26685) Open Access

Review Article

Pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: a review for practitioners

Dilip R. Patel, Cynthia Feucht, Kelly Brown, Jessica Ramsay

Published online: 14 January 2018

PDF Pages: 23-35 Full Text (26464) Open Access

Review Articles

Research advances in neonatal hypoglycemic brain injury

Jun Su, Li Wang

Published online: 08 October 2012

PDF Pages: 108-115 Full Text (24478) Open Access

Review Article

Resistance training for children and adolescents

Allison M. Myers, Nicholas W. Beam, Joseph D. Fakhoury

Published online: 24 July 2017

PDF Pages: 137-143 Full Text (23875) Open Access

Review Article

1^st trimester miscarriage: four decades of study

Kathy Hardy, Philip John Hardy

Published online: 28 April 2015

PDF Pages: 189-200 Full Text (23748) Open Access

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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

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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.