Marios Papadakis, Natalie Meurer, Theodora Margariti, Anke Meyer, Norbert Weyerbrock, Cornelia Dotzenrath Department of Endocrine Surgery, Helios Clinic, University Hospital Witten-Herdecke, Germany Abstract OBJECTIVE: The coexistence of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is extremely rare. Genetic evidence has demonstrated a causal relationship between FHH and the presence of inactivating mutations in the Read More
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The depiction of acromegaly in ancient Greek and Hellenistic art
Konstantinos Laios,1 Maria Zozolou,2 Konstantinos Markatos,3 Marianna Karamanou,1 George Androutsos1 1Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, 2Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 3Henry Dunant Hospital, Orthopedics Department, Athens, Greece Dear Editor, In 1886, Pierre Marie (1853-1940) published the first accurate scientific description of acromegaly while also coining the term that we now employ Read More
Postprandial dysmetabolism: assessment and treatment
Niki Katsiki1, Genovefa Kolovou2 1Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippocration Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Cardiology Departmentand Molecular Immunology Laboratory, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center Athens, Greece We read with interest the Pappas et al review on postprandial dysmetabolism.1 The authors describe evidence linking elevated levels of postprandial glucose and triglycerides Read More
Serum kisspeptin concentrations are negatively correlated with body mass index in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and amenorrhea
HORMONES 2017, 16(1): 33-41 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1717 Flora Bacopoulou1, George I. Lambrou1, Maria-Evangelia Rodanaki2,Evgenia Stergioti1, Vasiliki Efthymiou1, Efthymios Deligeoroglou1, Sophia L. Markantonis2 1Center for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece 2Faculty of Pharmacy, Department Read More
Vitamin D and aspects of female fertility
HORMONES 2017, 16(1): 5-21 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1715 Nick Voulgaris1, Labrini Papanastasiou1, George Piaditis1, Anna Angelousi2, Gregory Kaltsas2, George Mastorakos3, Eva Kassi4 1Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, “G. Gennimatas”, General Hospital of Athens, Athens Greece 2Endocrine Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Laiko” University Hospital, Athens, Greece 3Endocrine Unit, 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Read More
Which type 2 diabetes mellitus patients should be screened for subclinical Cushing’s syndrome?
HORMONES 2017, 16(1): 22-32 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1716 Güven Barış Cansu1, Sevgi Atılgan2, Mustafa Kemal Balcı3, Ramazan Sarı3, Sebahat Özdem4, Hasan Ali Altunbaş3 1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Yunusemre State Hospital, Eskişehir 2Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Atatürk State Hospital, Antalya 3Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Akdeniz University, School of Medicine, Antalya 4Department of Biochemistry, Akdeniz University, Read More
Psychological vulnerability to stress in carriers of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
HORMONES 2017, 16(1): 42-53 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1718 Eleni-Magdalini Kyritsi1*, Georgia Koltsida1*, Ioanna Farakla1, Aikaterini Papanikolaou2, Elena Critselis1, Emilia Mantzou1, Emmanouil Zoumakis1, Gerasimos Kolaitis2, George P. Chrousos1,3, Evangelia Charmandari1,3 1Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, ‘Aghia Sophia’ Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece 2Department of Child Psychiatry, Read More
The impact of thyroid autoimmunity (TPOAb) on bone density and fracture risk in postmenopausal women
HORMONES 2017, 16(1): 54-61 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1719 Snezana P. Polovina1, Dragana Miljic1,2, Sladjana Zivojinovic3, Natasa Milic4, Dragan Micic2, Vera Popovic Brkic2 1Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Diseases of Metabolism, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia 3Institute for Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia 4Institute for Medical Statistic and Informatics, Medical Faculty, University Read More
Removal of a high-fat diet, but not voluntary exercise, reverses obesity and diabetic-like symptoms in male C57BL/6J mice
HORMONES 2017, 16(1):62-74 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1720 Aikaterini Hatzidis1*, Jasmin A. Hicks1,3*, Rachel R. Gelineau1, Nicole L. Arruda1, Isabella Monteiro De Pina1, Karyn E. O’Connell1,2, Joseph A. Seggio1 1Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, USA 2Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA, USA 3Colorado State University, Molecular Cellular and Integrative Neuroscience Program, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA *Equal Read More
Association between TPO Asn698Thr and Thr725Pro gene polymorphisms and serum anti-TPO levels in Iranian patients with subclinical hypothyroidism
HORMONES 2017, 16(1):75-83 DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1721 Amirhosein Khoshi1, Alireza Sirghani2, Mehran Ghazisaeedi3, Ali Zarei Mahmudabadi2, Amir Azimian4 1Department of Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, IR 2Department of Biochemistry, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR 3Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Read More