[Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia].

Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia first presenting in adulthood is a rare disease. It is characterized by decreased serum phosphate, renal phosphate wasting, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and osteomalacia. The authors present a case with typical constellation of an oncogenic (tumor-induced) osteomalacia, the possible differential diagnosis, diagnostic evaluation, and complete healing after tumor resection.

The usefulness of a thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test in subfertile female patients.

Background: The thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test is widely used as a screening procedure in subfertile patients to identify subclinical hypothyroidism. However, its usefulness in daily clinical practice has not been proven, despite more than 30 years of use.

Material And Methods: We analyzed data from a cohort of 371 consecutive female subfertility patients, who were screened with an intravenous TRH test when they came for the first evaluation.

Expression of the metastasis suppressor KAI1 in decidual cells at the human maternal-fetal interface: Regulation and functional implications.

At the human maternal-fetal interface, the decidua forms a dense matrix that is believed to limit trophoblast invasion. We investigated whether the metastasis suppressor KAI1 (CD82) is expressed at the maternal-fetal interface. Immunohistochemistry showed strong expression of KAI1 in decidual cells, whereas trophoblast cells were negative for KAI1.