hrp0082p2-d2-541 | Puberty and Neuroendocrinology (1) | ESPE2014
Fudvoye Julie
, Christine Lebrethon Marie
, Pierre Bourguignon Jean
, Simone Parent Anne
Background: We report here the case of a 5-week-old male patient, referred to the hospital because of failure to thrive. An adrenal insufficiency was diagnosed and the genetic testing showed a mutation in the DAX1 gene leading to a premature stop codon.In addition to adrenal hypoplasia congenita, DAX1 mutation is known to be classically associated with hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism which is mostly characterized by absence of onset of puberty and inferti...