Endocrine Abstracts

Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak, porous and fracture more easily. While a vertebral fracture is the archetypal fracture of osteoporosis, it is also the most difficult to diagnose clinically. Patients often suffer further spine or other fractures, deformity, height loss and pain before diagnosis. There were an estimated 520, 000 fragility fractures in the UK in 2017 (costing È4.5 billion), a figure set to increase 30% by 2030. One way to improve both vertebral f...

Due to overlapping clinical and biochemical features, disorders now known to be molecular defects in the parathyroid hormone (PTH)-receptor signalling pathway, such as Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy (AHO), pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP), and acrodysostosis, have been historically confused. AHO is a complex disorder defined by the presence of a short adult stature relative to the height of an unaffected parent and brachydactyly type E, as well as a stocky build, round face,...