Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder causing hyperthyroidism. Variations of functional profile as well as type and titer of thyroid specific antibodies makes the control often difficult. One treatment option is adding levothyroxine to anti-thyroid drugs (ATDs), so-called block-replace therapy (BRT).Aim: To study the BRT impact on lipid profile, thyroid function tests (TFTs) and TSH receptor antibodies (TRAb). <p class="ab...

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare, malignant tumour that can arise from smooth muscle cells anywhere in the body; common sites include uterus, GI tract and retroperitoneum. We report an unusual case of a patient with an adrenal incidentaloma confirmed as a leiomyosarcoma on histology.A 61-year-old Caucasian female was investigated for chronic abdominal pain. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis did not show any pathology other than an inci...

Serum alkaline phophatase (ALP) may be released from various sources, including liver, bone, thyroid, intestine and placenta. Herein, we describe a rare case of an isolated serum ALP rise initially dismissed, and later resulting in an incidental finding of a mediastinal seminoma.A 56-year-old gentleman was referred to the Endocrinology Outpatients by his general practitioner, with a 1-month history of presumed post-viral fatig...

Introduction: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and its corresponding receptor (FSHR) are essential factors for regular gonadal development, sexual maturation at puberty and gamete production during the fertile period in both sexes. The FSHR encoding gene was mapped to the short arm of chromosome (CR) 2 in 2p16.3.3 In females, inactivating mutations result clinically – depending on the degree of inactivation – in primary amenorrhea, sec...

Leiomyosarcoma is a rare, malignant tumour that can arise from smooth muscle cells anywhere in the body; common sites include uterus, GI tract and retroperitoneum. We report an unusual case of a patient with an adrenal incidentaloma confirmed as a leiomyosarcoma on histology.A 61-year-old Caucasian female was investigated for chronic abdominal pain. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis did not show any pathology other than an inci...

Serum alkaline phophatase (ALP) may be released from various sources, including liver, bone, thyroid, intestine and placenta. Herein, we describe a rare case of an isolated serum ALP rise initially dismissed, and later resulting in an incidental finding of a mediastinal seminoma.A 56-year-old gentleman was referred to the Endocrinology Outpatients by his general practitioner, with a 1-month history of presumed post-viral fatig...

Introduction: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and its corresponding receptor (FSHR) are essential factors for regular gonadal development, sexual maturation at puberty and gamete production during the fertile period in both sexes. The FSHR encoding gene was mapped to the short arm of chromosome (CR) 2 in 2p16.3.3 In females, inactivating mutations result clinically – depending on the degree of inactivation – in primary amenorrhea, sec...

Thyroid hormones (THs) play a crucial role orchestrating neurodevelopment, but also regulate adult brain function. Recently, the potent effects that THs exert in adult neurogenic niches have started to be uncovered in rodents. These include an important role in the modulation of progenitor generation, especially controlling whether a neural stem cell (NSC) determines to become a neuronal or an oligodendroglial progenitor in the adult subventricular zone (SVZ), the largest NSC ...

Background: Chronic kidney disease aggravates loss of skeletal muscles mass and function, which is an independent risk factor for hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality. Glucocorticoid signalling has been implicated as a critical factor in the pathogenesis of muscle atrophy in kidney disease. This study tests whether genetic deletion of the glucocorticoid-activating enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11bHSD1) protects against muscle atrophy in the adenine-die...

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common causes of anovulatory infertility. Polymorphisms in genes related to follicular recruitment and development, such as the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and the oestrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) genes, and their impact on biochemical phenotype and response to controlled ovarian stimulation in women with PCOS have been studied in different populations, with inconsistent results.<p class="abstext...