ESPE Abstracts

Background and Purpose: Previous studies have shown that autoimmunity in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) begins long before the onset of clinical manifestations. Viruses, such as Coxsackie virus, play an important role in the complex and multifactorial etiology of T1DM. Human hair grows by 1 cm per month. A variety of endogenous molecules such as proteins, metabolites and hormones are incorporated during hair growth, so that a hair sample can pro...

Background: Central precocious puberty (CPP) due to premature activation of GnRH secretion results in early epiphyseal fusion and to a significant compromise in the achieved final adult height as well as psychological consequences. So far only a limited number of genetic determinants have been associated with the pathogenesis in children with CPP. In this original research, rare sequence variants in MKRN3, DLK1, KISS1, and KISS1R genes were i...

Background: Puberty onset results from the interplay between genetic and environmental factors. During COVID-19 pandemic, children experienced epidemic-related changes, such as stress, sedentary lifestyle, excessive use of electronic devices, all leading to weight gain.Objective: The aim of our study is to retrospectively evaluate the incidence of premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, as eviden...