ESPE Abstracts

The first Consensus Statement on Silver Russell Syndrome has been held in 2015, on behalf of the COST Action BM1208 (European Network for Human Congenital Imprinting Disorders, http://www.imprinting-disorders.eu), ESPE, PES, APPES and SLEP with the participation of five representatives from a parent support group from different countries. It has been published in 2016 (ht...

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Pediatric obesity remains an ongoing serious international health concern affecting about 17% of children and adolescents in the United States while worldwide over 41 million children under 5 years are overweight or obese, threatening their adult health and longevity. Pediatric obesity has its basis in genetic susceptibilities influenced by a permissive environment starting in utero and extending through childhood and adolescence. Endocrine etiologies for obesity are rare and ...

Calcium and phosphorus represent the main building material for bone and growth plate mineralization and bone stiffness. The supplier of these bone minerals is the hormone calcitriol, which originates from vitamin D, itself made by sunshine in human skin. Requirement for bone mineral supply is highest during phases of rapid growth, such as during pregnancy, infancy and puberty. The body can be deprived of calcium either through low dietary calcium intake and/or low vitamin D. ...