Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) is a rare mostly asymptomatic genetic disorder affecting the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) and its associated proteins with autosomal dominant inheritance. Mutation in AP2S1 gene is responsible for FHH3.Aim: Expand the phenotype of FHH type 3.Methods: Clinical and biochemical characterization of a patient with de-novo FHH3 mutation.Results: S...

Background: Thyroglobulin, serves as a specific tumor marker following thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. However, its role as DTC predictor in patients with thyroid nodules (TN) is controversial.Aim: We aimed to assess the potential role of preoperative serum thyroglobulin concentration to predict DTC in patients who were operated for thyroid nodular disease.Methods: This retrospective study included pa...