ESPE Abstracts

Background: Isolated gonadal dysgenesis due to NR0B1 locus duplication is a rare cause of 46,XY DSD. Almost reported cases were a total gonadal dysgenesis with complete female phenotype associated with primary amenorrhea. Only two unrelated cases of isolated partial gonadal dysgenesis with molecular characterization have been reported. The risk of gonadoblastoma is high.Objective and hypotheses: Phenotype correlation study (clinical, hormonal, and histol...

Background: Numerous studies focused on the association between hypospadias and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC) exposures. The wide variability of phenotypes included in these studies, the absence of comparison groups representative of the populations and the absence of concomitant genetic testing to rule out another cause make the results questionable.Objective and hypotheses: We performed a prospective phenotype-specific analysis of patients with ...

Background: Severe forms of 46,XY DSD with uncertain sex may have a family history (FH) in ~15–20% of cases. On the other side of the DSD spectrum, data regarding isolated hypospadias is sparse and a FH of genital malformation is thought to be less frequent.Objective and hypotheses: The aims of the study were i) to determine the frequency of genital abnormalities in families of isolated hypospadiac boys, ii) to determine whether there is a particula...