Endocrine Abstracts

Background – objective: Medullary thyroid carcinoma and hyperparathyroidism coexistence is well described in the literature. On the other hand, data regarding the coexistence of non-medullary thyroid cancer and hyperparathyroidism are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of such coexistence.Methods: This is a retrospective study of all patients with primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism who underwent parathyroidectomy in o...

Background: Recent studies have suggested an important role of advanced glycosylation end products receptor (RAGE) in the development of atherosclerosis. However, investigation of the relationship between RAGE polymorphisms (−429T/C, −374T/A) and coronary heart disease (CHD) has shown contradictory results. Furthermore, hyperandrogenemia in women postmenopause has been associated with an adverse CHD risk profile.Aim of the study: To investiga...