Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is associated with increased mortality and morbidities. Hypercortisolism is also present in chronic mood disorders (CMD) and stress, where telomere length (TL) has been found to be shorter than in matched controls. Since hypercortisolism is present in CS and CMD, we hypothesized that telomere shortening could also be present in CS. The aim of this study was to investigate TL in CS patients compared to matched controls.<p class="ab...