ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To present the spectrum of monogenic obesity presenting to a tertiary children’s hospital in UAEIntroduction: Monogenic obesity is increasingly recognized as a cause of severe early-onset obesity. Monogenic obesity syndromes arise from single gene mutations affecting critical for regulation of body weight and energy balance. Children with monogenic obesity often experience severe, early-onset weight gain...

Introduction: Short stature (SS) is one of the most common reasons for referral to a pediatric endocrinologist. SS is defined as a condition in which an individual's height is below the 3rd percentile for age and sex. SS may be caused by hormonal (eg. growth hormone deficiency), environmental (eg. intrauterine growth retardation) and genetic disorders (eg. Turner syndrome, Noonan syndrome). The evaluation of children presenting with SS comprises detailed ...