ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: The CATCH 22 syndrome or DiGeorge syndrome or velocardiofacial syndrome, is a frequent pathology with the worldwide prevalence estimated between 1 / 2,000 and 1 / 4,000 live births. The classic clinic is characterized by typical facial features (narrow palpebral fissures, bulbous nasal tip, small mouth and ears, malar hypoplasia) with functional insufficiency of the soft palate in about 75% of those affected, difficulties in learning, language and behavior , cong...

Of the 67 included DSD patients, 33% were HSCs. 68% women and 32% men, with a total concordance between legal sex, current gender and chromosomal sex. Median age: 10.5 years, IQR 8-14. The most frequent clinical form was non-classical (NC) 45.5%, followed by classical with saline loss (CPS) 41%. The distribution of each clinical form according to the karyotype is significant (P = 0.013), the most frequent with XY karyotype is CPS and in NC forms all cases are XX. Med...