Endocrine Abstracts

Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism (nPHPT) is still a poorly understood entity, characterized by increased circulating parathormone (PTH) and normal total and ionic calcium, excluding secondary causes.Aim: To characterize the cases of nPHPT detected for a whole year from laboratory records of PTH in a tertiary referral centre, with the purpose of assessing a preliminary estimation and describing their main features.Material ...

Introduction: Gestational diabetes (GD) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. Thyroid hormones play an important role in carbohydrate homeostasis, however, their influence on the risk of developing gestational diabetes has shown contradictory results.Objective: To explore whether variations in thyroid function parameters, within the thresholds of normality, can be associated with the risk of developing GD.Material a...

Introduction Angiopoietin-like 4 protein (ANGPTL-4) is importantly produced in adipose tissue, mediates the inhibition of lipoprotein-lipase and has been recently related with the risk of atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Bariatric surgery has demonstrated improvements in lipid profile, T2D and cardiovascular risk. But information about ANGPTL-4 circulating levels in severe obesity and after bariatric surgery is scarce.Obj...