ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is commonly associated with other organ – specific autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is the most common comorbid autoimmune condition in patients with T1DM. The occurrence of both T1DM and AITD is defined as Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome type 3 variant (APS3v). We sought to clarify thyroid autoimmunity in a cohort of Malaysian patients with T1DM.Methods<...

Introduction: 45,X/46,XY mosaicism is a rare sex chromosome abnormality. The aim of this study is to provide outcomes, namely growth, comorbidities and gonadal function in patients with 45,X/46,XY mosaicism.Methods: This was a retrospective, longitudinal study conducted from January 2006 to January 2021 at a tertiary pediatric endocrine referral center. Patients' clinical presentation, karyotypes, height, hormonal profiles, imaging and histologic fi...

Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), is a genetically heterogeneous connective tissue disorder associated with skeletal fragility, deformity, and growth deficiency. Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy is the mainstay of medical treatment of this condition. Given the paucity of data from Asia we sought to evaluate the genetic epidemiology and the response to pamidronate therapy in a cohort of Malaysian patients.Method: Genetic analysis was performed...