Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There are plenty of primary genetic or secondary causes for both hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Two different genetic causes in one patient does not generally come to mind in first place.Aim: We report a case who has two genetic alterations as a cause of hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia.Case report: 62 year-old male referred because of high serum lipid levels. He had no active complaint. The...

Background and Objectives: Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is considered as a marker of cellular aging. Brown adipose tissue in women has been claimed to be associated with long life in women. Neuregulin-4 is a new batokine secreted from brown adipose tissue, and it is thought to play a role in the regulation of glucose, lipid metabolism and energy balance. The aim of the study is to examine LTL and serum Neuregulin-4 levels as well as their relations with disease activity, co...

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage has been reported to be associated with hypopituitarism. Also, internal carotid artery coil embolisation for aneurysmal hemorrhage is a rare cause of hypopituitarism. 58-year-old female patient who admitted to Emergency Department of Gazi University Medical Faculty due to visual loss and severe headache that did not respond to analgesics accompanied by nausea-vomiting starting 4–5 days ago. Sixth cranial nerve paralysis and bilateral tem...