ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: The production of ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is associated with the production of reactive oxygen species modifying the metal-binding sites of albumin. IMA is considered a non-specific early biomarker in the evaluation of oxidative stress status. Cortisol is known to trigger anti-inflammatory actions through genomic and non-genomic pathways that eventually lead to decreased production of cytokines, chemokines, and inducible nitric oxide synt...

Background: The timing of puberty in children is occurring at an increasingly early age. During the COVID19 pandemic period, children experienced changes such as epidemic stress, sedentary life, and weight gain.Aim: To make a retrospective evaluation of the incidence of newly diagnosed central precocious puberty (CPP) during the first months of COVID-19. And to compare these corresponding data with the previousy ear....

Introduction: Beta thalassemia major (βTM) is an autosomal recessive anemia characterized by a defect in the production of the β-globin chain of hemoglobin. There may be endocrine problems secondary to hemochromatosis in the clinical follow-up of the patients. Here, a case who was followed up with the diagnosis of βTM, consulted for primary amenorrhea and diagnosed with 5-alpha reductase deficiency (5ARD) is presented and clinical follow-up expe...

Introduction: Derivative chromosome is a rearrangement involving two or more chromosomes or the presence of multiple abnormalities in a single chromosome and always contains intact centromere. Segmental anomalies such as inversion or translocation in derivative chromosome may result in partial duplication or deletion during meiosis. Chromosomal translocations usually result in miscarriage and multiple anomalies (common neurodevelopmental defects, growth retard...

Subclavian artery disruption sequence explains the development and association of Poland, Klippel-Feil, and Moebius anomalies with the hypothesis of vascular etiology. Herein, the coupling of Klippel-Feil-Poland-Moebius Syndromes and the diagnostic process in a patient who presented to our outpatient clinic with breast asymmetry will be discussed. At the age of 11 years and 10 months, the patient presented with breast asymmetry (smaller left breast-hypotelia). The patient&apos...

Introduction: ‘Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young ‘(MODY) 9 is a rare subtype of MODY, resulting from mutations in the ‘Paired Box Gene 4’ (PAX4) on chromosome 7q32.1. PAX4 is mainly expressed in pancreatic islet cells, playing a crucial role in the development, differentiation, proliferation, and survival of insulin-producing β-cells during embryonic stages, as well as in β-cell regeneration in adulthood. Mutations in PAX4 ...

Introduction: LIG4 syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive disorder, arises from mutations in the DNA ligase IV (LIG4) gene on chromosome 13q33–q34. It disrupts DNA damage response and the repair of double-strand DNA breaks crucial for T and B lymphocyte receptor production. This syndrome manifests various clinical features such as microcephaly, atypical facial characteristics, growth delays, skin issues, genital abnormalities (micropenis/cryptorchidism), a...