Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0030p37 | (1) | BSPED2012

Long-term morbidity after traumatic brain injury in childhood: fatigue, impact on cognition, health related quality of life and abnormal GH status

Daskas Nikolaos , Miller Helen , Leonards Ute , Sharples Peta , Crowne Elizabeth

Objectives: To determine long-term functional outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in childhood.Patients: Longitudinal study of 49 participants with TBI (21 mild, 28 moderate/severe TBI) and 16 healthy controls matched for age, gender and socioeconomic status. Age at TBI (median (range)) 11.8 (1–16) years; 17 were prepubertal, 16 peripubertal, 16 postpubertal. Age at study 19.7 (10–26) years, time post TBI 8.6 (5.8–10.8) years. A...

ea0046p1 | (1) | UKINETS2016

MicroRNAs associated with small bowel neuroendocrine tumours and their metastases

Miller Helen C , Frampton Adam E , Malczewska Anna , Ottaviani Silvia , Stronach Euan A , Flora Rashpal , Kaemmerer Daniel , Schwach Gert , Pfragner Roswitha , Faiz Omar , Kos-Kudla Beata , Hanna George B , Stebbing Justin , Castellano Leandro , Frilling Andrea

Introduction: Novel molecular analytes are needed in small bowel neuroendocrine tumours (SBNETs) to better determine disease aggressiveness and predict treatment response.Aim of the study: To profile the global miRNome of SBNETs, and identify microRNAs (miRNAs) involved in tumour progression for use as potential biomarkers.Material and methods: Two independent miRNA profiling experiments were performed (n=90), including pr...