Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome may be challenging, especially in cases of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Aim: The assessment of late night salivary cortisol concentration, serum and salivary concentration in overnight dexamethasone suppression test in patients with CKD stage III–V and a control group.Patients and methods: 37 patients mean age 66±12 (M=13) with CKD stage III–V...

Background: Fatty acid desaturase 1 (FADS1) gene controls the fatty acid metabolism pathway in the human body (Sergeant et al., 2012). Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in FADS1 gene and percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids inserum lipids was associated (Klingel et al., 2018). Genetically predisposition to higher plasma arachidonic and stearic acid levels were associated with incidence oflarge-artery stroke and venous thromboembolism...