Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0067o22 | Oral Presentations | EYES2019

Anthropometric and hormonal predictors of metabolic obesity phenotypes in menopause

Armeni Eleni , Augoulea Areti , Rizos Demetrios , Kaparos George , Soureti Anastasia , Karagouni Iliana , Apostolakis Michail , Lambrinoudaki Irene

Objective: Aiming to identify individuals with more benign metabolic profile, we explored the link between anthropometric predictors as well as serum levels of sex hormones and phenotypes of metabolic health in non-obese postmenopausal women.Methods: A total of 458 non-obese (BMI <30 kg/m2) postmenopausal women (age 55.2±7.1 years, BMI=24.6±2.8 kg/m2) were retrieved from the Menopause Clinic of Aretaieio Hospital, Nati...

ea0041gp237 | Thyroid Cancer (1) | ECE2016

The origin of patients with inherited medullary thyroid cancer, who are carriers of the rare exon 8 mutation (G533C) of the RET gene in Greece

Saltiki Katerina , Anagnostou Elli , Angelopoulou Anastasia , Kouki Sofia , Apostolakis Michail , Sarika Lida , Papathoma Alexandra , Alevizaki Maria

Introduction: Mutations in the ret gene are responsible for the transmission of inherited medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). In recent years a high prevalence of the ‘rare’ exon 8 mutation (G533C) has been found in patients with inherited MTC in Greece. The aim of this study was to record with more detail the place of origin of these families in the country.Design: We analysed the details of 44 patients belonging to 22 families who were c...