Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Endocrine system (ES) is unique amongst all organ systems (OS) in human body. ES is a conglomeration of different endocrine organs. So far, the only models of proof o fintegrity within ES are APUD cell concept; HPA axis; HPG axis; biochemical pathways of hormones. But, the flaws in the above models are their presumptive and extrapolative nature. We wanted to test a model that every endocrine disease has collateral effect on other endocrine organs. We took nontoxic ...

Introduction: The adenoma- carcinoma sequence in thyroid nodules is an enigmatic phenomenon. Genomics is the only definitive modality to resolve this hypothesis. Adenomas and papillary carcinomas tend to have mutations in RAS and highly specific BRAF gene respectively. In this context, we set out study the prevalence of these somatic mutations in surgical tissue samples.Material and Methods: This prospective study was conducted on surgically managed thyr...