Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Type 1 Gastric neuroendocrine tumors account for 70 to 80 percent of all gastric neuroendocrine tumors (G-NETs) and they are found more commonly in older adults, particularly women. They are associated with autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis (AMAG) with or without pernicious anemia. Endoscopically, they are usually smaller than 1 cm and often multiple. These tumors usually present a non-aggressive evolution. Our goal is to approach the presence of risk fac...

Background and Objective: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is associated with life-long adverse outcomes for the mother and the baby. To date there is no rigorous clinical test for the assessment of GDM risk, since estimation of GDM risk is currently primarily based on clinical risk factors. Additional markers are needed to identify women at high risk. Our aim was to develop and validate a risk assessment model to identify women at high risk of GDM through an algorithm that...