ESPE Abstracts

Background: Cantu´ syndrome is rare disease characterized by characterized by congenital hypertrichosis, neonatal macrosomia, cardiomegaly and several other abnormalities. Gain-of-function mutations in either KCNJ8 or ABCC9 have been identified as the causative gene for Cantu´ syndrome. Here we report the first genetically diagnosed Cantu´ syndrome case in China and describe the full clinical features of the case.<p class="...

Objective: PWS is a rare genetic imprinting disorder resulting from the expression loss of genes on the paternally inherited chromosome 15q11-13. Early-onset life-thriving obesity and hyperphagia represent the clinical hallmarks of PWS. The noncoding RNA gene SNORD116 within the minimal PWS genetic lesion plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of the syndrome.Methods: We collected inguinal white adipose tissues (ingWA...