Endocrine Abstracts

Hyperandrogenism in women, most typically in polycystic ovary syndrome, is associated with insulin resistance and altered morphology and function of adipose tissue but little is known about the direct effects of androgen on adipose. The aims of this study were to investigate (1) distribution and relative abundance of androgen receptor (AR) in mouse adipose tissue (2) effect of temperature on AR expression in brown and white adipose depots (BAT, WAT) and (3) effects of androgen...

Introduction: The autosomal dominant multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), characterized by parathyroid hyperplasia (PH), neuroendocrine digestive tumours (NET) and pituitary adenomas (PA), is due to mutations in the tumor suppressor gene MEN1 encoding a 610-amino acid protein, menin. Guidelines recommend MEN1 mutational analysis in index cases with two or more MEN1-associated tumours, in first-degree relatives of mutation carriers and when clinical dat...

The newly created NIFTP category (non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features) has had a notorious impact in the management of thyroid neoplasms. Its incidence appears to be higher in western countries than Asiatic, but there are few studies including more than one institution.Objectives: To evaluate retrospectively the incidence of NITFP in a multicentre study in two adjacent countries as well as to compare th...