ESPE Abstracts

Background: Screen (TV, tablet, smartphones, internet, video games, PC etc.) addiction is a growing problem in child health. The effect on insulin-glucose metabolism is not well known yet.Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the insulin resistance in screen addicted children.Method: We studied 108 children and adolescents aged 13.72±1.95 years (range 11–17 years). Participants were divided into three groups according ...

"Steroidogenic Factor-1" (SF-1); It is encoded by the NR5A1 gene in 9q 33.3 and regulates the transcription of genes involved in steroidogenesis. It is reported that 46 of the variants in this gene constitute 10-20% of XY sex development disorders (DSD). The patient admitted because of a swelling in the left groin at one month old. She was raised as female. Uterus was 12x2.5 mm in ultrasonography and the gonad in the inguinal region was evaluated as testis. She was P...