ESPE Abstracts

Cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme, encoded by the CYP11A1 gene, catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step of steroid hormone biosynthesis. Previous morpholino knockdown studies described the divergent functions of the two cyp11a paralogs in zebrafish. Cyp11a1 has been suggested to be required for early development, whereas cyp11a2 is a functional equivalent of human CYP11A1 and is essential for the initiation and maintenan...

Ferritin is a widely used iron storage indicator. At the same time, it is also viewed as an indicator of inflammation. Chronic low-grade inflammation in obese individual, especially in the one with metabolic disorders, related to comorbidities and poor prognosis. Both hyperglycemia and iron overload can induce inflammation and result in vascular endothelial dysfunction. To study the role of ferritin in obese children and its impact on artery and liver, the present study invest...

Objective: To investigate the clinical and molecular characteristics of a girl with aldosterone synthase deficiency type II (ASDII). We also identified the consequences of a novel splice site mutation in the CYP11B2 gene.Materials and Methods: A4-month-old girl presented with vomiting, diarrhea, and failure to thrive. Her 17α-OHP, cortisol, renin, and aldosterone were all in the normal range, and the ACTH stimulatio...

Objective: We sought to evaluate the role of long-term HRT on the lipid profile and glucose metabolism in girls with TS.Design: A pre-test/post-test observational study.Seting: Pediatric TS clinic in The First Affiated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University.Patients: 56 girls with TS had accurate maintenance HRT data....

Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor, usually benign, but can be life-threatening in causing hypoglycemic accidents. It presents in individuals aged between 8 and 82 years and can occur sporadically or constitute a part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1).The nonspecific-symptoms and small size of these tumors led to difficulties of diagnosis and localization.Here we describe the case of a 11-year-old boy, who came to our attention for a ...

Turner syndrome (TS) patients are at risk for a constellation of neurocognitive and psychosocial diseases. TS is associated with an increased risk for difficulties with visual–spatial reasoning, visual–spatial memory, attention, executive functioning, motor, and math skills. Additionally, increased rates of social difficulties, anxiety, and depression are observed.Here we report the case of a 16-years-old Caucasian girl who came to our attentio...

An 11-year-old boy came to our hospital on 2019-1-23 because of "discovered hypercalcemia for 4 months."Past History: The child has a history of lupus nephritis for 2 years, and currently oral prednisone 12.5mg qd, mycophenolic acid 0.25g q12h, tacrolimus 1mg q12h for treatment. The lupus activity index was reviewed once a month due to lupus nephritis. At present, SLEDAI (lupus activity score) is 2 points, and the condition is we...

Background: —Floating-Harbor syndrome(FHS) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with heterozygous mutations in SRCAP gene. The SRCAP protein activates the cAMP-response element binding protein-binding protein(CREBBP) gene that is involved in the regulation of cell growth and division.Objective: To report on long-term follow-up data of a boy with FHSMethods:...

Background: Detail knowledge of pubertal development mode in girls with Turner syndrome (TS) who underwent hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is benefit for the proposal of an optimal HRT. The study was to study the pubertal development mode of girls with TS who underwent HRT and to evaluate the optimal therapy for sex induction in girls with TS.Method: We present a retrospective, longitudinal study over the past two deca...

Objective: The study was to detect the proper regimen of estrogen in HRT in girls with TS.Method: We conducted a retrospective, longitudinal study with 76 girls with TS from The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University over the past two decades.Results: The investigation time was 3.00 (2.00, 4.66) yrs. The uterine volume grew significantly till B4 stage when compared wit...