ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To enhance the understanding of the clinical phenotypes of patients with SOX2 gene mutations.Method: A retrospectively analysis of the clinical manifestations and the laboratory results of a child diagnosed as idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH) by whole exome-gene sequencing and a review of relevant literatures.Results: A 12-year-old boy clinically manifested short stature, mental retardation, a histo...

Objectives: To describe safety and effectiveness of high (≥90-180 µg/kg) and low (<90-30 µg/kg) dose leuprorelin in treating central precocious puberty (CPP).Methods: In this observational, retrospective study, effectiveness was evaluated based on regression or no progression of Tanner staging as the primary outcomes. LH, FSH, estradiol or testosterone suppression, and decrease in bone age to chronolo...

Somapacitan is currently the only long-acting GH approved by FDA, PDMA and EMA to treat GH deficiency (GHD) in both children and adults. Similar efficacy, safety, and tolerability in children with GHD was demonstrated for somapacitan (0.16 mg/kg/week) compared to daily GH (0.034 mg/kg/day) in the global phase 3 REAL4 study, which was conducted in 20 countries within Asia (excluding China), Europe, and North America. Efficacy and safety of somapacitan in Chinese children with G...

Follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) is a rare subtypes of thyroid cancer in children that consists of less than 10% of thyroid cancer. It has a wide range of clinical behaviors from indolent to widely metastasis. There are currently no evidence-based consensus or management guidelines for FTC in children. We describe the treatment challenges in a 9-year old girl with encapsulated angiovasive follicular thyroid carcinoma post right hemithyroidectomy with an enlarged left submand...

Background: Growth impairment is a known complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). Effects of hydroxyurea (HU) on growth in older children with SCD have never been reported.Objective and hypotheses: This study was done to explore the potential effects of HU on growth parameters of older children with SCD and correlate these changes with clinical improvement.Method: A prospective study was conducted on 97 SCD patients started on HU...

Influence of anthropometric indices at birth on obesity characteristics in school-age children Latyshev D. Yu., Lobanov Yu. F.? Latyshev O. Yu. *, Karkova T.A. Altai State Medical University, Barnaul * Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. Moscow Keywords: obesity, children, body length, body mass index Objective: To study the relationship between anthropometric data at birth and the course of obesity in school-age children. Materials and metho...

Introduction: Iodide transport in the thyroid is crucial for thyroid hormone synthesis. A homozygous loss-of-function mutation in the SLC26A4gene coding an iodide transporter located at the apical side in the thyroid follicular cells causes Pendred syndrome accompanied with goitrous congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and sensorineural deafness. However, about half of patients with Pendred syndrome demonstrate normal thyroid function. This indicates anothe...

Background: Studying patients with rare Mendelian diabetes has highlighted molecular mechanisms regulating β-cell pathophysiology. Previous, experimental studies have shown that Class IIa histone deacetylases (HDAC4, 5, 7, and 9) modulate mammalian pancreatic endocrine cell differentiation, function and finally glucose homeostasis.Methods: We performed exome sequencing in one adolescent boy with non-autoimmune di...

Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) arises from mutations in CYP21A2 gene, which encodes for the steroidogenic enzyme 21-hydroxylase. Currently employed chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis provide genetic results at ~14 weeks of gestation at the earliest. At this time, the genitalia of the affected female foetuses have already become virilized. To prevent genital ambiguity, prenatal treatment with dexamethasone must begin on or before gestational ...

Central precocious puberty (CPP) is one of the most common pediatric endocrine diseases with an ever increasing incidence. CPP is associated with the loss of final adult height, early menarche, psychological problems and an increased risk of developing diseases in later adulthood such as female reproductive system tumors. The gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test (GnRHST) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of CPP. However, the test is costly and time consuming to...