Levels of serum sclerostin, metabolic parameters, and periodontitis in -postmenopausal women with diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease defined by hyperglycemia, which is associated with periodontal disease and exerts an effect on bone metabolism. The aim of this study was to determine serum levels of sclerostin in postmenopausal women with diabetes and determine a possible association with periodontal disease. Sixty-one postmenopausal women (32 with diabetes and 29 without diabetes) were evaluated.

Differences in accuracy of 99mTc-sestamibi scanning between severe and mild forms of primary hyperparathyroidism.

Unlabelled: Preoperative localization of the parathyroids using (99m)Tc-sestamibi scanning has not yet been established as a routine diagnostic procedure for primary hyperparathyroidism. Several studies have demonstrated a variable degree of accuracy (70%-98%) in asymptomatic patients.

Methods: We evaluated the accuracy of this technique in 64 patients who underwent scanning between January 2000 and January 2005 according to the clinical manifestations of the disease.