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2 . 2014
Diabetes and thyroid diseases
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Adipokines and cardiovascular system

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Adipokines play an important role in atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases development. This article describes the influence of leptin, adiponectin and resistin on functioning of cardiovascular system and development of such pathological states and development of such

Point-of-care blood glucose testing: reliability and safety Report 2. Precision and analytical accuracy of glucose testing systems and their stability against interferences

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Accuracy, a main measure of performance of glucose testing systems, is composed of trueness and precision. Accuracy depends on both system design and external interfering factors, which may contribute errors to the system results. These factors are usually classified as

The influence of diabetic polyneuropathy on the course of chronic venous insufficiency of the lower limbs in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

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Diabetes mellitus type 2 and chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) are one of the most widespread diseases among the adult population in economically developed countries. The most common complication of DM type 2 is diabetic polyneuropathy of the lower limbs (DPN). The

Role of complex approach in improvement of the weight-reducing treatment effectiveness

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Obesity increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease and hypertensive disease. 5–10 % weight loss is accompanied by significant improvement of comorbid conditions. Т his article shows efficiency of therapeutic training for patients

Patients’ weight-reducing treatment in health centers: choice of methods and estimation of efficiency

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The paper discusses the activities of two Healt h Centers in Novokuznetsk designed for the organization of care for patients with overweight and obesity. Health Centers are the most comfortable cites for patients with overweight and obesity where they can participate in non

Diagnosis and classification of Graves' disease

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Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder involving the thyroid gland, typically characterized by the presence of circulating autoantibodies that bind toand stimulate the thyroid hormone receptor (TSHR), resulting in hyperthyroidism and goiter. Organs other than

Hashimoto thyroiditis: clinical and diagnostic criteria

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Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT), now considered the most common autoimmune disease, was described over a century ago as a pronounced lymphoid goiter affecting predominantly women. In addition to this classic form, several other clinico-pathologic entities are now included under
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Indexes of lipid pattern and functional status of myocardium in women with hypothyroidism

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This article presents data from study of lipid pattern and functional status of myocardium in women with hypothyroidism, including cases with overweight and revealed signs of left ventricular hypertrophy.

The polymorphisms of the gene associated with fat mass and obesity, the leptin gene and the receptor to leptin gene among the patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in the minor ethnic subgroups of the Azerbaijan population

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Aim. The aim is to identify ethnic differences of rs9939609 gene FTO genetic polymorphisms associated with overweight and obesity, rs7799039 leptin encoding gene LEP and rs1137101 leptin receptor gene LEPR prevalence in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 from different
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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Ametov Alexander S.
Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of Subdepartment of Endocrinology, Head of the UNESCO Network Chair on the subject «Bioethics of diabetes as a global problem» of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education (Moscow)
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