Endocrine Abstracts

McCune–Albright syndrome (MAS) is a rare disease. It is characterized by a combination of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, autonomous overproduction of hormones and skin hyperpigmentation.Thirty-year-old patient with significant bone deformities and the history of multiple fractures of long bones despite treatment presented with multinodular goiter with long standing hyperthyroidism. During thyroidectomy in 2009 two enlarged nodules suspected for bein...

Objective: Despite of conflicting data, reduced levels of endogenous sex hormones and especially sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) seem to be associated with metabolic syndrome (MS). In this study we determined relationship between endogenous sex hormone levels and SHBG and components of metabolic syndrome in both sexes.Methods: In 39 men (median age 70.2) with total testosterone level in the lowest quartile of normal range (median 12.8 nmol/l) and 29 ...