Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Serum sclerostin levels as an indicator of bone resorption in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) have not been evaluated to date. The aim of this study was to determine the role of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and sclerostin in bone metabolism in children with CAH.Methods: Thirty-one patients (19 girls, 12 boys) with CAH (aged 11.6±3.7 years) and 31 healthy children (age- and sex-matched) as controls were included in the study. The patie...