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ea0070aep748 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2020

Soluble klotho: A possible predictor of quality of life in acromegaly patients

Coopmans Eva , El-Sayed Nour , Frystyk Jan , Erik Magnusson Nils , Otto Jorgensen Jens , Jan Van der Lely Aart , Janssen Joseph AM , Muhammad Ammar , Neggers Sebastian

Purpose: Although quality of life (QoL) is improved in patients with acromegaly after disease control, QoL correlates only weakly with traditional biomarkers. Our objective is to investigate a potential relation between the new serum biomarker soluble Klotho (sKlotho), GH and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels and QoL.Methods: In this prospective cohort study, we investigated 54 acromegaly patients biochemically well-controlled on combination tr...