Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Gonadal and erectile function in patients submitted to heart transplantation has not been previously investigated.Aim of the study: To evaluate gonadal and sexual function in patients successfully submitted to cardiac transplantation.Materials and methods: Fifty-two patients, aged 20–78 years (mean±S.D.: 54±15 years; range 20–78 years) transplanted 88±65 (range 4–220) month...

Introduction: The genetic basis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) syndrome is often represented by inactivating mutations of Men-1 gene, found in 50–80% of different series. Recently, other mutations of genes encoding for the CDKI complex (p15, p18, p21, and p27) and of the AIP gene have been described in a small number of Men-1-negative patients.Methods and results: Since 2002 we tested for Men-1 mutations 16 patients born and living i...