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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Leukocyte Telomere Length and Neuregulin-4 Levels in Female Patients with Acromegaly: The Relationship between Disease Activity and Body Fat Distribution.

Meric Coskun, Alev Eroglu Altinova, Afruz Babayeva, Aydin Tuncer Sel, Dilek Yapar, Mine Karaca, Mehmet Muhittin Yalcin, Mujde Akturk, Fusun Balos Toruner, Mehmet Ayhan Karakoc and 1 more

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Meric CoskunDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-4855-6078
Alev Eroglu AltinovaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Afruz BabayevaDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Aydin Tuncer SelDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Dilek YaparDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Mine KaracaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Mehmet Muhittin YalcinDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Mujde AkturkDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Fusun Balos TorunerDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Mehmet Ayhan KarakocDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Ilhan YetkinDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
Gazi University · TR

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Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Coordination Association 123-21
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study aimed to examine leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and serum neuregulin-4 levels and their relationship with disease activity, co-morbidities and body fat distribution in female acromegaly patients. Forty female patients with acromegaly and thirty-nine age and body mass index (BMI) similar healthy female volunteers were included in the study. Patients were classified into two groups: active acromegaly (AA) and controlled acromegaly (CA). The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used to study LTL, and T/S ratio < 1 was accepted as shortened telomere length. Neuregulin-4 was studied by ELISA. There was no difference in median LTL between acromegaly and the control group (

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acromegalyfat distributionleukocyte telomere lengthneuregulin-4

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