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Serum leptin levels and GHR-d3/fl gene polymorphism in acromegalic patients with thyroid nodules.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 Jan 2000
Topsakal Senay, Akin Fulya, Turgut Sabahat, Yerlikaya Emrah, Yaylali Guzin F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acromegaly is a rare and serious syndrome that is commonly associated with pituitary neoplasms. Thyroid multinodular disease is a common finding in acromegaly. Leptin is a polypeptide hormone, and studies have shown that it can increase cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of serum leptin levels with certain blood parameters and...
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