Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Evaluation of the role of collagen I type turnover in presentation of metabolic syndrome (MS) key components among the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) accident survivors three decades upon.Results: The study involved 100 clean-up workers of the ChNPP accident of the with MS divided into 2 subgroups: 50 patients with acute radiation sickness (ARS) exposed to doses over 1.0 Gy, 50 patients exposed to doses 0.3–0.9 Sv; 37 patients with...

Endocrine comorbidity is a hot issue in radiation medicine featuring a concomitant radiation injury of several endocrine glands.Objective: Establishing a link of vitamin D deficiency with thyroid and pancreatic disorders among the Chornobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) accident survivors.Results: A blind sample (n = 60) of subjects treated at the Radiation Endocrinology department in 2019 were selected for the study. St...