ESPE Abstracts

We evaluated the effect of GFD on the growth of children with the classical form of CD on long-term GFD (> 2 years).Methods: We studied growth parameters (weight gain/day, BMI and BMISDS, HtSDS) and lab data for 30 prepubertal children aged 8.5 years +/−3 years with CD, who were on GFD since the age of 3.4 years +/−2.6 years (> 2 years on GFD) for duration of 1 year. The anthropometric data of 30 randomly sele...

Background: Obesity is highly prevalent in the MENA region, especially in children and it has been associated with neurodegeneration. We have undertaken corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) to assess for evidence of neurodegeneration in children with simple obesity and monogenic obesity (MC4R gene mutation) and further assessed the effect of glucagon-like peptide 1 agonist (GLP-1) therapy on corneal nerve regeneration.Methods:</stro...

Introduction: Because of the associations and links between abnormal placental weight and both fetal and maternal disorders, it is important to have the national normal standard for placental weight as a normality reference.Aims: To find out the national placental weight standards for babies born between 37th and 43rd weeks of gestation in all groups of males and females babies born AGA, SGA, and LGA.<p class="abstex...

Introduction: Many potential factors can affect or be influenced by placental size. These include gestational age, maternal age, race, socioeconomic status, and gender of the baby.Aim: We investigated the possible association/s between placental weight on the one hand and birth weight, gestational age, maternal age, and gender of the baby in a large cohort of newborns (n = 80722)Me...

Background: Fanconi Bickel syndrome (FBS) is a rare form of glycogen storage disease (GSD) inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and caused by mutations in the SLC2A2 gene leading to the loss of GLUT2 glucose transporter expression. The disease is considered to be rare in which a little more than 100 cases have been reported in the literature. The SLC2A2 gene encodes for GLUT2, a low affinity facilitative glucose transporter expressed in critical tissues ...

Introduction: Milk allergy is an adverse immune reaction to proteins in cow's milk. Treatment consists of eliminating milk from the diet. Controversy exists about the effect of CMA and the use of hypoallergenic formula on linear growth in these children.Objectives: To evaluate the growth status of children with CMA at their first presentation and after 6 months of hypoallergenic formula.<strong...

Background: Recurrent episodes of ketoacidosis with or without hypoglycemia have been reported with homozygous or heterozygous mutations in the solute carrier family 16 member 1 (SLC16A1) gene. This gene encodes for the monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT-1) which plays a key role in lactate, pyruvate and ketone body transport.Objective(s): To describe the youngest patient with a novel SLC16A1 gene who presented with recurrent episodes of ketoacidosis and...

Objective: Fear of hypoglycemia interferes frequently with metabolic control of type 1 diabetes especially in patients under 5 years of age who are at high risk of hypoglycemia and low metabolic control. Medtronic Minimed 640 G insulin pump with Smart Guard technology (suspension of insulin perfusion in predictive hypoglycemia situations) appears to be an adequate system for these patients by reducing the risk of hypoglycemia.Research design and methods:...

Background: Mutations in the SLC2A2 gene are implicated in Fanconi-Bickel syndrome (FBS). This is a rare form of glycogen storage disease (GSD) inherited in an autosomal recessive manner characterized by hepato-renal glycogen accumulation, impaired glucose and galactose utilization, and proximal renal tubular dysfunction. The world-wide frequency of Fanconi-Bickel syndrome is not known, though the disease is considered to be rare in which a little more that 100 cases ...

Background: There are few reports describing proximal deletions of chromosome 20p, making it difficult to predict the likely consequences of the deletion in this area. One report has described a proximal 20p11.2 deletion associated with panhypopituitarism, craniofacial dysmorphism, a small phallus with a semi bifid scrotum, and bilateral widely separated first and second toes. The only other report has demonstrated neurodevelopmental abnormalities associated with band 20p11.2 ...