ESPE Abstracts

Background: Dysregulation of metabolic regulatory hormones, particularly reduction of growth hormone (GH) and increase in insulin, often occurs during the progress of obesity. Such GH:insulin balance has recently been proposed critically important in affecting metabolism profiles. Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is an effective strategy against obesity and was tested in this study. Compared to wild type mice, LEAP-2 KO mice is prone to obesity induced by high fa...

Ulnar-mammary syndrome (UMS) is caused by TBX3 mutation and is a disorder characterized by altered limb, breast, tooth, hair, apocrine gland, and genital development. The detailed genotype-phenotype correlation of TBX3 -related diseases was analysed by the 5.5th UMS case analysis, and all reported cases of UMS were summarized and discussed.Methods: The clinical and genetic data of a boy with UMS were carefully analysed....