ESPE Abstracts

Background: IGF1 is a biomarker of GH, and is often used to titrate the dose of GH therapy. However, IGF1 production is regulated by not only GH but also other factors.Objective and hypotheses: We investigated whether the increase in IGF1 at several time points after the commencement of GH therapy could be a predictive factor for the improved growth.Method: We studied 45 pre-pubertal patients with GH deficiency (GHD) that had conti...

Background: IGF1 is an important marker of GH treatment and is used to titrate the GH dose.Objective and hypotheses: We report the correlation between the GH treatment induced increase in IGF1 and growth improvement in short children born small for gestational age (SGA).Method: We recruited 13 pre-pubertal SGA children (eight boys, five girls) who received GH treatment. Eight continued treatment for >2 years. We retrospectively...

MIRAGE syndrome is a genetic disorder that involves multiple organs and it is characterized by myelodysplasia, immunodeficiency, growth restriction, adrenal hypoplasia, hypogonadism, and enteropathy. Due to a poor prognosis in patients with this syndrome, it is not clear how patients with MIRAGE syndrome grow or how puberty develops. As we are currently managing the oldest known male patient with this syndrome in Japan, we have a record of his growth and pubertal development f...

The Ig superfamily member 1 (IGSF1) gene encodes a plasma membrane immunoglobulin superfamily glycoprotein, that is highly expressed in Rathke’s pouch and the adult pituitary gland and testis. It is now known that a loss-of-function mutation in this gene causes X-linked syndromic disorders including congenital central hypothyroidism, macroorchidism, prolactin deficiency, partial and transient growth hormone (GH) deficiency, disharmonious pubertal develo...

MIRAGE syndrome is characterized by myelodysplasia, infection, restriction of growth, adrenal hypoplasia, genital phenotypes and enteropathy. It was established in 2016 as a new syndromic disorder caused by a gain-of-function mutation in the SAMD9 gene, which encodes a protein that suppresses cell proliferation. Due to the poor life prognosis, there are few reports on the long-term survival. Therefore, we herein report the clinical course of a 24-year-old male patient...