ESPE Abstracts

Background: Fetal-derived androgen excess, such as 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), is a major cause of 46,XX disorders of sex development (DSD), but there are rarely is due to maternal androgen excess such as that caused by adrenal tumors or luteoma.Recently, in addition to the classical androgen synthesis pathway, the alternative androgen synthesis by backdoor pathway and 11-oxygenated steroids has been reported for virilization of female patients with 21...

Background and aim: C-peptide is an important indicator of endogenous insulin release. Our aim was to investigate the association of serum C-peptide levels with age, BMI and insulin doses in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic (DM1) children.Metods: The patients with newly diagnosed DM1 were enrolled the study and classified as DM1A and DM1B. Clinical and laboratory findings of all the patients were recorded. Daily insulin doses, BMI and its z score were cal...