Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: In this study, we aimed to detect the serum Ghr levels in hypo and hyperthyroid patients at the time of diagnosis and after treatment in comparison with an age-, and sex-matched control group.Materials and methods: Thirty-two hypothyroid, 19 hyperthyroid and 30 control subjects were included in the study. Basal levels of serum free T3, free T4, TSH, anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO), anti Tg antibodies were measured by commercially available kits i...

Purpose: Tumor-associated protein called as anterior gradient 2 (AGR2), which is defined particularly in breast and lung carcinomas, is involved in a variety of cellular functions such as cell migration, differentiation and proliferation. Since the role of AGR2 expression in pituitary adenomas is not well known yet, it was aimed to compare AGR2 expression in normal pituitary tissue and pituitary adenoma specimens in the study.Material and Method: We incl...