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ea0007oc27 | Endocrine tumours | BES2004

Gamma knife sterotactic radiosurgery for acromegaly

Nawaz A , Newton D , Sandeman D , Rowe J , Ross R , Kemeny A , Newell-Price J

Background: Gamma-Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery (STRS) is a single highly focused dose of radiotherapy used for intracranial pathologies, including pituitary tumours. At the National Centre for Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Sheffield more than 450 patients undergo STRS per year. The UK experience of this modality of treatment for acromegaly is limited because of the few gamma knife units in operation.Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of ...

ea0003p278 | Thyroid | BES2002

The female preponderance to autoimmune thyroid disease is reduced in multiplex type 1 diabetes families

Tait K , Berman J , Carr-Smith J , Rowe B , Heward J , Franklyn J , Todd J , Bain S , Barnett A , Gough S

Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), such as Graves' disease (GD) and autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), cluster within families and within individuals and exhibit a strong female preponderance. The type 1 diabetes Warren Repository was established between 1989 and 1996 and contains 505 families of British white Caucasian origin. Each family consists of both parents and at least two siblings with type 1 diabetes. We have examined the clinical data collected to establish the frequency...