Endocrine Abstracts

Type 2 diabetes with poor glycemic control is a predisposing factor for periodontitis (Salvi et al. 2000). In this cross sectional study, subjects with type 2 diabetes (n=232, mean age: 50.08±3.2 years) were recruited with informed and written consent. Fasting plasma glucose, serum lipid profile and HbA1c was analysed by standardised methods. A complete dental examination for pocket depth, clinical attachment level and periodontitis was performed for all...

Background: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a heterogeneous group of malignant neoplasms arising from neuroendocrine cells distributed throughout the body. The most common sites of NETs are the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and lungs. The clinical management of NETs is not standardized, with few FDA-approved therapies. Moreover, drug development has been challenging for NETs due to limited pre-clinical models. To address this unmet need, the NCI Natural History Study of Ch...