ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Isodicentric Y chromosome[idic(Y)] is one of the most common structural abnormalities of the Y chromosome and has been observed in patients with disorders of sexual development. Most idic(Y) chromosomes are found in mosaic form with a 45, X cell line.Methods: The aim of this study was to investigate the genotype and phenotype variability of patients with idic(Y). The clinical data from five patients was ext...

Background: Hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory condition of the pituitary that can mimic a neoplastic lesion. Histopathology subtypes include lymphocytic, granulomatous, xanthomatous, plasmacytic or a mixed picture. Among these, xanthomatous hypophysitis (XH) is the least common with an unknown aetiology. Unlike lymphocytic hypophysitis, which is believed to be autoimmune in origin, XH is rarely reported to be associated with other autoimmune diseases and res...

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is commonly associated with other organ – specific autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is the most common comorbid autoimmune condition in patients with T1DM. The occurrence of both T1DM and AITD is defined as Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome type 3 variant (APS3v). We sought to clarify thyroid autoimmunity in a cohort of Malaysian patients with T1DM.Methods<...

Background: Evidence based treatment of patients with Disorders of sex development (DSD) is challenged by a dearth of outcome studies.Objective and hypotheses: To study the quality of life and the psychological outcomes of children with DSD other than congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and to identify relevant risk factors.Method: Patients with DSD other than CAH aged between 6 and 18 years. Control subjects were matched for age ...

Introduction: 45,X/46,XY mosaicism is a rare sex chromosome abnormality. The aim of this study is to provide outcomes, namely growth, comorbidities and gonadal function in patients with 45,X/46,XY mosaicism.Methods: This was a retrospective, longitudinal study conducted from January 2006 to January 2021 at a tertiary pediatric endocrine referral center. Patients' clinical presentation, karyotypes, height, hormonal profiles, imaging and histologic fi...

Introduction: Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a group of heterogenous disorders characterized by end organ resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH) action. In 1942, Fuller Albright first described the phenotype of Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy (AHO) associated with end organ hormone resistance (brachydactyly, rounded face, short stature, central obesity, subcutaneous ossifications, and variable degrees of mental retardation). Recently EuroPHP network pro...

Introduction: Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), is a genetically heterogeneous connective tissue disorder associated with skeletal fragility, deformity, and growth deficiency. Intravenous bisphosphonate therapy is the mainstay of medical treatment of this condition. Given the paucity of data from Asia we sought to evaluate the genetic epidemiology and the response to pamidronate therapy in a cohort of Malaysian patients.Method: Genetic analysis was performed...

Introduction: Testicular adrenal rest tumour (TART) is a complication in males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). However, the prevalence, risk factors and treatment in children are not clear.Objective: 1) To identify the incidence of TART and risk factors in patients with classical CAH in our centre 2) To study the clinical characteristics, hormonal profile, treatment interventions and outcome of patients with T...