Endocrine Abstracts

Paragangliomas (PGLs) and pheochromocytomas (PCCs) are rare tumors that arise from the neuroendocrine tissue along the paravertebral axis with the ability to secrete cathecolamines. Up to 33% of these tumors may be hereditary either alone or as a component of a multiple tumor syndrome. Germline SDHA mutations are relatively frequent (7.6%) in patients with genetically unexplained PGL, even in the absence of familial or clinical indications for inherited PGL....

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is used for the long-term management of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Hemoglobin variants other than HbA1c and e-N-lysine-glycated HbA0 may cause analytical interference in determinations of HbA1c. Hemoglobin J is an abnormal hemoglobin, an alpha globin gene variant and present in various geographic locations. Hemoglobin J (depending on its type) has different characteristics and functions. For example hemoglobin J Capetown (α2 92Gln β2...

Context: There is no data on mortality of acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly. Objective: To compare clinical characteristics, GH-related comorbidities, therapeutic approaches and mortality of patients diagnosed before or after 2010 and to assess overall mortality compared with the general Spanish population. Setting: Spanish tertiary care centers.Design, Patients, and Methods: Retrospective evaluation of 118...

Aim: Obesity represents a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although, this seems to reflect common environmental and genetic factors underlying both pathologies, the link between these conditions is not so clear. A diverse group of elements, including miRNAs, has been implicated in the development of these two metabolic diseases. miRNAs are involved in complex regulatory networks of gene expression. This suggests that alterations in ...