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Katarzyna Lacka

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PubMed2006

[Thyroid gland and the aging process of the men].

Changes in the anatomy of thyroid and age-related modifications in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in aging men were described and reciprocal dependences with the cytokine network were also discussed. Pathophysiological role of the inflammatory cytokines in the promotion of thyroid dysfunctions, autoimmunological including were demonstrated. The modulating impact of environmental factors (micronutrient deficiencies, condiments) on thyroid metabolism was reported. The differences in symptomatology and therapy in thyroid dysfunction in elderly men were depicted. Furthermore the associations between thyroid status and gonadal as well as adrenal function were illustrated.

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PubMed2002

A study of thyroglobulin concentration in the thyroid and serum of patients with different thyroid disorders.

Knowledge concerning the structure and quality of thyroglobulin (Tg) has great significance for the better understanding of the pathogenesis of different thyroid diseases. The localization of the Tg gene and studies of its structure by molecular biological techniques make possible precise investigations of its expression. The aim of our study was to evaluate Tg content in the thyroids and Tg concentrations in the serum of 108 patients suffering from benign or malignant thyroid disorders. The method of investigation was isolating total protein from thyroid tissues obtained during surgery and determining Tg content in the thyroid extracts and Tg concentrations in serum. The Tg concentrations in serum and in thyroid protein extracts were evaluated by fluoroimmunometric assay. Statistical analysis was carried out with the help of the computing programmes.

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[Molecular-genetic aspects of congenital hypothyroidism].

Congenital hypothyroidism manifests a complex of symptoms caused by a total lack or significant deficiency of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) in foetal life and in the first years of child's life. The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism is 1 per 3000-4000 newborns in the world and l per 4800 in Poland. There are two main causes of congenital hypothyroidism: defects of thyroid development (about 90%), defects of thyroid hormones biosynthesis (~10%), and the more seldom occurring defects of the TBG proteins (thyroxine binding globulin) or resistance. syndrome to thyroid hormones. Defects of thyroid gland development include ectopia, hypoplasia or complete lack of the thyroid (athyreosis). These defects are caused by immunological, factors, drugs as well as genetic factors such as: TSH receptor gene or thyroid transcription factors: PAX 8. TTF l, TTF 2, Pit 1, Prop 1. Defects of thyroid hormones biosynthesis are inherited as autosomal recessive. There are 5 main defects of thyroid hormones biosynthesis: iodide transport (mutation of hNIS gene), iodine oxygenation (mutation of TPO, THOX, PDS genes), the iodination of the tyrosine of thyroglobulin and their conjunction (the mutation of TPO TG, PDS genes), the hydrolysis of the T3 and T4 as well as deiodination. Searching molecular-genetic basis of congenital hypothyroidism may improve its diagnostics, make possible to introduce genetic examination among patients with congenital hypothyroidism and their family members and may make gene therapy possible in the future.

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[Molecular aspects of the etiopathogenesis of the parathyroid gland diseases].

Current views on the molecular aspects of familial parathyroid gland diseases have been presented (familial primary hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism and psuedohypoparathyroidism). Their inherited mode and genetic abnormalities have been described. Particularly, the following genes: HRPT2, MEN1, RET, CASR, GNAS have been shown. Localization, structure, expression and structural changes (mutations) found in patients with familial parathyroid gland diseases have been presented. Attention has been paid to clinical and histopathologic symptoms, which should indicate the need to undertake genetic studies.

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[Turner's syndrome--correlation between karyotype and phenotype].

Turner's syndrome is defined as a congenital disease determining by quantitative and/or structural aberrations of one from two X chromosomes with frequent presence of mosaicism. Clinically it is characterized by growth and body proportion abnormalities, gonadal dysgenesis resulting in sexual infantilism, primary amenorrhoea, infertility, characteristic stigmata, anomalies of heart, renal and bones and the presence of some diseases like Hashimoto thyroiditis with hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus type 2, osteoporosis, hypertension. Turner's syndrome occurs in 1:2000 to 1:2500 female livebirth. The most frequent X chromosome aberrations in patients with phenotype of Turner syndrome are as follows: X monosomy - 45,X; mosaicism (50-75%), including 45,X/46,XX (10-15%), 45,X/46,XY (2-6%), 45,X/46,X,i(Xq), 45,X/46,X,del(Xp), 45,X/46,XX/47,XXX; aberration of X structure: total or partial deletion of short arm of X chromosome (46,X,del(Xp)) isochromosom of long arm of X chromosome (46,X,(i(Xq)), ring chromosome (46, X,r(X)), marker chromosome (46,X+m). Searching of X chromosome and mapping and sequencing of genes located at this chromosome (such as SHOX, ODG2, VSPA, SOX 3) have made possible to look for linkage between phenotypes and adequate genes or regions of X chromosome. In this paper current data concerning correlation between phenotype and karyotype in patients with TS have been presented.

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