ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To observe and analyze the efficacy and safety of autologous stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in children with type 1 diabetes.Methods: Twelve children were enrolled in our study who were newly diagnosed as type 1 diabetes in Children’s Hospital of Fudan University from Sep 2009 to Dec 2011. Changes in the exogenous insulin requirement were observed and HbA1C and C peptide level were measured before and after AHSCT.<p class="abstext"...

Background: Congenital Hypopituitarism (CH) is a rare heterogeneous genetic disorder characterized by the deficiency of pituitary hormones. CH can be associated with extra pituitary phenotypes such as midline craniofacial malformations. To date, a minority of patients carry pathogenic variants in more than 30 genes, and thus more than 80% of cases remain unresolved.Objective: To identify de novo pathogenic variants in no...