Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionBoth vitamin D insufficiency and multinodular goiter (MNG) are widespread throughout the world, with Romanian population being no exception. However, at this point in time there is insufficient data whether there is a connection between the two or is it just a coincidence. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether there is a relationship between serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and the risk of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) ...

Introduction: Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is an established serum marker for both diagnosis of growth hormone (GH) deficiency and for monitoring treatment with Somatropin, whether it is recommended for the classic GH-insufficient short stature cases or for other GH-sufficient disorders.Aim: To evaluate whether serum level of IGF-1 at diagnosis has a predictive value for the response to somatropin treatment during the 2 years of treatment in chil...