ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Data on atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) in thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsy in children is limited. The American Thyroid Association (ATA) pediatric guideline recommends surgery, while the European Thyroid Association (ETA) recommends fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) repetition after 6 months. The aimof this study is to determine the markers of malignancy in AUS in children and to discuss the approach to AUS.<p class="abste...

Introduction: Cantu Syndrome is a very rare disease characterised by hypertrichosis, macrocephaly, wide nasal bridge, long philtrum, rough face, widening of the costae, flattening of the vertebrae, widening of the metaphysis, cardiomegaly, pericardial effusion, ventricular hypertrophy, hypotonia, delayed speech and mental retardation as a result of autosomal dominant mutation in ABCC9 gene. There is very limited data on endocrine findings of Cantu Syndrome in ...

Introduction and Objective: In patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a reduction in insulin requirement often occurs 2-4 weeks after diagnosis. Although the underlying mechanisms of this reduction in insulin requirement are not fully understood, the benefits it provides to the patient are significant. It is suggested that several factors may influence this period, known as the remission (honeymoon) phase. Our study aims to contribute to the literature b...

Introduction: Ovarian torsion (OT) occurs with partial or complete obstruction of blood flow as a result of rotation of the ovary around the infundibulopelvic ligament and/or utero-ovarian ligament. OT is very rare in the pediatric population. Although the most common form of presentation is abdominal pain, the unclear symptom profile in children can often result in missed diagnosis or late diagnosis. For the preservation of ovarian functions and future fertil...

Objective: Monosomy 18q and 10p duplications rare chromosomal disorders that are caused by deletion of a part of the long arm (q) of chromosome 18 and duplication of genetic material on the short arm (P) of chromosome 10 respectively. In both disorders the phenotype is highly variable and; includes short stature, developmental delay, hypotonia, and facial dysmorphic features. Also, genital abnormalities could occur in both disorders. Genital abnormalities (cry...

Introduction: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is formed when sugars like glucose and fructose are heated in the presence of amino acids. HMF is naturally present in many foods and we are exposed to HMF in daily life. There are conflicting data on potential genotoxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, DNA-damaging, organotoxic and enzyme inhibitory effects of HMF and its metabolites. We aimed to investigate toxic effects of HMF on reproductive system in peripubertal rats....

Background/aims: AMH levels of mini puberty are higher than prepubertal period. In this study we investigated AMH levels in infants with premature thelarche who are presumed to have exaggerated mini puberty due to inadequate/late suppression of pubertal activation.Methods: Fifty five female infants between 3 months and 3 years of age with premature thelarche were enrolled in the study and 49 healthy girls in the same age group were included in the study....

Background: Inactivating mutations in the calcium sensing receptor (CASR) may result in disorders of calcium homeostasis manifesting as familial benign hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FBHH) and neonatal severe hyperparathyroidsm (NSHPT).Objective and hypotheses: We report two cases with NSHPT together with their treatment and long-term follow-up.Method: Two cases were referred with severe hypercalcemia in the neonatal period....

The 3M syndrome is a rare autosomal disorder that can lead to short stature, dysmorphic features and skeletal abnormalities with normal intelligence. A-one year and four month-female patient had been reffered to our clinic for growth and developmental delay. Case history revealed a birth weight of 1740 grams on 39th week of gestation, with 42 cm body height and no prior hereditary conditions of clinical significance in her family. On physical examination, her height was 67 cm ...

Introduction: Maturity-onset diabetes of the youth (MODY), is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of diseases in the pancreatic β–cell that impair insulin secreation. It mostly caused by heterozygous mutations in one of 11 different genes associated with β–cell function. The aim of this study is detection of the distribution of both known and novel point mutations of these genes in Turkish population.Pati...