Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a well-known risk factor for worse clinical outcomes in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the relationship between these two entities seems to be bidirectional. The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between diabetes and COVID-19.Methods: We conducted a prospective study including all patients admitted at the COVID-19 departments of The University Hospital Taher Sfar (Tunisia), ...

Mutations that inactivate one allele of the gene encoding the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) cause autosomal dominant familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH), whereas homozygous mutations cause neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (SNHPT).Objective: We describe the identification and biochemical characterization of a novel CASR gene mutation that caused SNHPT and FHH in a consanguineous kindred.Design: The study design involved ...