ESPE Abstracts

Background: Wolcott-Rallison syndrome (WRS) is a rare, autosomal recessive disease and characterized by early-onset diabetes, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, short stature, osteopenia, acute liver failure, and neurological deficit. It results from mutation in a gene of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-α kinase 3 (EIF2AK3).Objective and hypotheses: We report two WRS patients diagnosed in infantile period.Me...

Background: Early tooth loss could be the consequence of the local or systemic diseases. We present an odontohypophosphatasia case with otosomal dominant mutation in ALPL gene.Objective and hypotheses: We report a case with odontohypophosphatasia and his family investigation.Method: Three-years-old boy admitted to our pediatric endocrinology clinic with toothloss without any other dental or gingival disease. His serum levels calciu...