ESPE Abstracts

Background: Arterial hypertension (AH) in young patients with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) occurs more often, and at younger age than in general population. A reduction of nighttime dip value is considered as an early marker of AH risk.The aim of this study: was to identify the association between AH, and abnormal nighttime dip and diabetes-related factors: duration time and glycemic controlMethod...

It is estimated that single-gene mutations are responsible for 3-10% of childhood obesity cases. The most common of these is a mutation in the MC4R gene, occurring in about 1-6% of children and 1% of adults with early-onset severe obesity. We report on of 7-year-old male twins with severe obesity (86% and 75% excess body mass relative to height), starting from the second year of life, along with hyperphagia. The boys were born from a twin pregnancy, PIII, CC, at 37 weeks of ge...