ESPE Abstracts

Background: Perrault syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterised by sensorineural hearing deafness in both sexes and primary ovarian failure in 46, XX karyotype females. HSD17B4, HARS2, LARS2, CLPP and C10orf2, which associated mitochondrial function, are reported as causative genes.Objective and hypotheses: Here we reported on a Japanese patient who identified C10orf2 mutation with the fourth patient in Perrault syndr...

Background: Aromatase excess syndrome (AEXS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by the overexpression of CYP19A1 at 15q21. Patients with AEXS manifest various clinical features associated with oestrogen excess; gynecomastia, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and advanced bone age are the most salient features in this condition.Objective and hypotheses: The primordial treatment of the gynecomastia in patients with AEXS is surgical mastecto...