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FGF23 Beyond the Kidney: A New Bone Mass Regulator in the General Population by Bilha, Stefana Catalina, Bilha, Andrei, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Matei, Anca, Florescu, Alexandru, Preda, Cristina, Covic, Adrian, Branisteanu, Dumitru

“…Clinical studies investigating the relationship between fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) and bone mass are controversial, especially in the healthy renal…”
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Bone mineral density predictors in long-standing type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus by Bilha, Stefana Catalina, Leustean, Letitia, Preda, Cristina, Branisteanu, Dumitru D, Mihalache, Laura, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina

“…Despite the increased fracture risk, bone mineral density (BMD) is variable in type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes mellitus. We aimed at comparing…”
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Preptin: A New Bone Metabolic Parameter? by Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Bilha, Stefana Catalina, Hogas, Mihai, Velicescu, Cristian, Leustean, Letitia, Teodoriu, Laura Claudia, Preda, Cristina

“…Preptin is a 34-aminoacid peptide derived from the E-peptide of pro-insulin-like growth factor 2 (pro-IGF2) that is co-secreted with insulin and upregulates…”
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Role of Irisin in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders—Possible New Therapeutic Agent? by Leustean, Letitia, Preda, Cristina, Teodoriu, Laura, Mihalache, Laura, Arhire, Lidia, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina

“…Irisin is a novel hormone that provides a possible solution for the treatment of metabolic disorders. Discovered in 2012 by Boström et al., irisin very quickly…”
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Thyroid, Gonadal and Adrenal Dysfunction in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Review for the Clinician by Bilha, Stefana Catalina, Hogas, Simona, Hogas, Mihai, Marcu, Stefan, Leustean, Letitia, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Branisteanu, Dumitru D, Preda, Cristina

“…While chronic kidney disease-associated mineral and bone disorders (CKD-MBD) prevail in the endocrinological assessment of CKD patients, other endocrine…”
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SHOX Deletion and Idiopathic Short Stature: What Does the Clinician Need to Know? Case Series Report by Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Hrisca, Anamaria, Caba, Lavinia, Teodoriu, Laura, Bilha, Stefana, Preda, Cristina, Leustean, Letitia

“…Children diagnosticated with idiopathic short stature (ISS) are probably, in most cases, underdiagnosticated. The genetic causes of ISS may be mutations of…”
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Cancer Predisposition Syndromes and Thyroid Cancer: Keys for a Short Two-Way Street by Balinisteanu, Ioana, Panzaru, Monica-Cristina, Caba, Lavinia, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Florea, Andreea, Grigore, Ana Maria, Gorduza, Eusebiu Vlad

“…Cancer predisposition syndromes are entities determined especially by germinal pathogenic variants, with most of them autosomal dominantly inherited. The risk…”
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Personalized Diagnosis in Differentiated Thyroid Cancers by Molecular and Functional Imaging Biomarkers: Present and Future by Teodoriu, Laura, Leustean, Letitia, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Bilha, Stefana, Grierosu, Irena, Matei, Mioara, Preda, Cristina, Stefanescu, Cipriana

“…Personalized diagnosis can save unnecessary thyroid surgeries, in cases of indeterminate thyroid nodules, when clinicians tend to aggressively treat all these…”
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Unlocking the Genetic Secrets of Acromegaly: Exploring the Role of Genetics in a Rare Disorder by Balinisteanu, Ioana, Caba, Lavinia, Florea, Andreea, Popescu, Roxana, Florea, Laura, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Leustean, Letitia, Gorduza, Eusebiu Vlad, Preda, Cristina

“…Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by the excessive production of growth hormone (GH) in adulthood. Currently, it is understood that certain…”
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Effects of ghrelin in energy balance and body weight homeostasis by Mihalache, Laura, Gherasim, Andreea, Niţă, Otilia, Ungureanu, Maria Christina, Pădureanu, Sergiu Serghei, Gavril, Radu Sebastian, Arhire, Lidia Iuliana

“…Ghrelin is a gut peptide composed of 28 amino acids mostly secreted in the gastric fundus mucosa. It was isolated and described in 1999 by Kojima et al. and…”
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BRAF Detection in FNAC Combined with Semi-Quantitative 99mTc-MIBI Technique and AI Model, an Economic and Efficient Predicting Tool for Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules by Teodoriu, Laura, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Matei, Mioara, Grierosu, Irena, Saviuc, Alexandra Iuliana, Wael, Jalloul, Ivanov, Iuliu, Dragos, Loredana, Danila, Radu, Cristian, Velicescu, Costandache, Mihai-Andrei, Iftene, Adrian, Preda, Cristina, Stefanescu, Cipriana

“…Background: Technology allows us to predict a histopathological diagnosis, but the high costs prevent the large-scale use of these possibilities. The current…”
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Coincidence or Causality: Parathyroid Carcinoma in Chronic Kidney Disease-Case Report and Literature Review by Bilha, Stefana Catalina, Matei, Anca, Branisteanu, Dumitru D, Teodoriu, Laura Claudia, Hristov, Ioana, Bilha, Stefan, Leustean, Letitia, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Apostol Ciobanu, Delia Gabriela, Preda, Cristina, Velicescu, Cristian

“…Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) associated with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has been well investigated in recent years. Data regarding PC evolution in…”
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Management of malignant struma ovarii: is aggressive therapy justified? Case report and literature review by Leuștean, Letiția, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Preda, Cristina, Bilha, Stefana Catalina, Obrocea, Florin, Dănilă, Radu, Stătescu, Laura, Apostol Ciobanu, Delia Gabriela

“…Background Struma ovarii (SO) is a rare ovarian teratoma containing predominantly thyroid tissue. In rare situations SO may develop malignancy. Most cases of…”
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Updated Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the North East Region of Romania after 35 Years of Chernobyl Fallout. Is There a Link between? by Teodoriu, Laura, Ungureanu, Maria Christina, Leustean, Letitia, Preda, Cristina, Ciobanu, Delia, Grierosu, Irena, Matei, Mioara, Iacob, Roxana, Stefanescu, Cipriana

“…Thyroid cancer (TC) represents a worldwide problem, the consistent growth of the incidence increment issues about management of risk factors and curative…”
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Cortisol Reactivity to a Digital Version of Trier Social Stress Test and Eating Behavior in Non-Overweight and Overweight Adolescents: A Pilot Study by Gotca, Ioan, Druica, Andrada, Timofte, Daniel V., Preda, Cristina, Anton-Paduraru, Dana-Teodora, Ghiciuc, Cristina Mihaela, Ungureanu, Maria Christina, Leustean, Letitia, Mocanu, Veronica

“…(1) Background: In the present pilot study, we examined the response of cortisol to a digital version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and corresponding…”
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Therapeutic particularities in amiodarone induced thyroid disorder in patients with underlying cardiac condition by Costache, Luliana, Mogos, Voichiţa, Preda, Cristina, Vulpoi, Carmen, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina

“…the analysis of therapeutic approach in patients with basic heart condition and amiodarone induced thyroid dysfunction--correlations with the evolution and…”
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ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE USE OF HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE IN IDIOPATHIC SHORT STATURE by Preda, Cristina, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Leustean, Letitia, Cristea, Cristina, Vulpoi, Carmen

“…The use of growth hormone therapy in children with idiopathic short stature is a subject of great ethical debate. Problems like: benefits, side effects,…”
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Jod-Basedow effect due to prolonged use of lugol solution-case report by Leuştean, Letiţia, Preda, Cristina, Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Dănilă, R, Mogoş, Voichiţa, Stefănescu, Cipriana, Vulpoi, Carmen

“…Graves' disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism, accounting for 60-80% of all cases of thyrotoxicosis. If left untreated, it may lead to severe…”
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MYTHS AND CONTROVERSIES IN HYPOGONADISM TREATMENT OF AGING MALES by Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Costache, Irina-Iuliana, Preda, Cristina, Mogoş, Voichiţa, Vulpoi, Carmen, Leuştean, Letiţia

“…Low T is an independent risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) development; patients with these clinical conditions…”
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ISHOX/I Deletion and Idiopathic Short Stature: What Does the Clinician Need to Know? Case Series Report by Ungureanu, Maria-Christina, Hrisca, Anamaria, Caba, Lavinia, Teodoriu, Laura, Bilha, Stefana, Preda, Cristina, Leustean, Letitia

“…Children diagnosticated with idiopathic short stature (ISS) are probably, in most cases, underdiagnosticated. The genetic causes of ISS may be mutations of…”
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