Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The excessive secretion of parathormone by parathyroid glands is a common disorder known as hyperparathyroidism. With a prevalence of 0.1-0.4 percent in the general population and 2-4 percent in post-menopausal women, primary hyperparathyroidism is the third most frequently reported endocrine disorder. According to estimates, the prevalence of primary hyperparathyroidism has escalated in recent years, probably due to the increasing rate of parathormone and calcium ...

The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) development is related to BMI, therefore this disease mainly occurs among overweight (OW) and obese (OB) people. However lean (L) individuals may also suffer from T2DM. The evolution of T2DM is a multistep process and starts with insulin resistance (IR), which may evolve into pre-diabetic state i.e.: impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and/or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). In up to 70% of patients pre-diabetic state evolves into T2DM. ...