ESPE Abstracts

Background: Kenny-Caffey syndrome type 1 is a rare autosomal recessive syndrome caused by mutation in the TBCE gene (Tubulin specific chaperone E) located in the chromosome region 1q42-q43. Less than 60 cases have been reported in the literature especially in the Middle East and Arabic countries. This syndrome is characterized by growth retardation, dysmorphic features, with thickened bone cortex and medullary stenosis, hypoparathyroidism, teeth anomalies. Hypopituitarism with...

Background: Spermatogonia contain processing bodies (P-bodies) that harbour P-element induced wimpy testis (Piwi) proteins associated specifically with Piwi-interacting RNAs to silence transposable DNA elements. In mice loss-of-function mutations in the Piwi pathway lead to de-repression of transposable elements, resulting in male-specific sterility.Objective and hypotheses: No previous studies have examined expression of transposons silencing gene micro...

Background: Turner syndrome (TS) involves a partial or complete loss of an X chromosome. TS patients have an increased susceptibility to various disorders.Objective and hypotheses: To describe the clinical presentation, genotype and follow-up of TS patients controlled in the Pediatric endocrinology department of our hospital.Method: Retrospective study of patients diagnosed with TS at the ‘Navarra Hospital’ between 1980&#...

Background: The central melanocortin system is highly involved in the control of energy metabolism, receiving and integrating numerous metabolic signals, such as leptin, and biallelic mutations in several genes of the pathway have been reported in severe obesity. However, whether and how heterozygous rare sequence variants (hetRSVs) in genes of this satiety pathway contribute to the development of obesity is poorly explored.Objec...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), often caused by a single adenoma (80%–85%) or hyperplasia or adenomas involving multiple glands, is the major cause of hypercalcemia. PHPT is common and occurs in individuals of all ages, but its prevalence is lower in young adults. Parathyroid tumors and PHPT can be caused by germline (hereditary PHPT) or somatic mutations of tumor suppressor genes (e.g., multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and CDC73) and...

Introduction: Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic condition with different phenotypic expressions depending on karyotype. Due to genetic prenatal testing, its prevalence is getting lower. The objective was to analyze the presence of different comorbidities associated with TS according to the karyotype and evaluate if there is follow-up in adulthood.Methods: Descriptive retrospective study including all the patients genetic...

NASH is an increasingly relevant finding in the pediatric population affected by obesity. In adults, its evolution from this steatosis to fibrosis and its correlation with metabolic syndrome is increasingly significant. The existence of a rapid and validated screening tool in consultation would be very useful.Main objective: To evaluate if the measurement of intraperitoneal fat measured through nutritional ultrasound, allows the diagnosi...

Objectives: The etiopathogenetic of childhood obesity is related to genetic and environmental factors: not only caloric intake or physical activity have an important influence, but also circadian rhythms, including healthy sleep.The objectives of this study were: a) to analyze the different patterns and duration of sleep, eating habits, meal schedules, time dedicated to exercise and screens of obesity children; b) to evaluate its possibl...

The objective of this study has been the analysis of plasma chemistry in a group of children born SGA at the University Hospital of Álava- Txagorritxu and biochemical parameters related to the metabolic syndrome.Material and Methods: In a cohort of 27 subjects sub (13 boys and 14 girls) from the epiPEG-PreMeb study, a blood sample at 3, 12 and 24 months of life it was extracted. Biochemical parameters s and measured by automated and...

Up to 50% of children born SGA to 2 years have not made a proper catch up (by excess or defect), with repercussions in size, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, DM, etc. epiPEG-PreMeb project to study during their first two years of life.Goals:: Establish a SGAcohort for monitoring, evaluation catch-up, and analysis of medium-environmental and social factors. To study the influence of these variables on clinical, laboratory and metabolic profiles. So...