Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: The biological diagnostic of Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is based on higher than normal levels of antithyroperoxydase antibodies (ATPO). Our goal was to establish the cut-off limit of normality (the upper limit) for ATPO in our thyroid normal patients. This limit and not that of the laboratory, should be used as diagnosis of Hashimoto thyroiditis.Material and method: 1. ATPO was investigated in patients with normal level of thyroid hormones (euthyroi...

AimTo show that height loss is more correlated with vetebral micoarchitecture than with Bone Mineral Density (BMD).Material and methodA. DEXA. Made with a GE-Lunar Prodigy Pro # 50 0074. Vertebral microarchitecture was investigated by Trabecular Bone Score (TBS). TBS software: TBS iNsight, version 3.0.2.0. B. Patients. 784 patients, 737 (94%) women, 47 men. Only 38 under 50 years. Age average: 66.04 years. Wo...