ESPE Abstracts

Background: Specific measurement of low serum / plasma concentrations of 17β-estradiol (E2) is important in pre-pubertal and pubertal children in routine paediatric endocrinology. However, there is still a gap in available reference intervals (RIs) for E2 in paediatrics. The study was partially funded by the German Ministry of Health, grant number 2519FSB503.Objective: First, we technically developed a highly sensit...

Background: Shox gene, located on the short arm (p) of the X chromosome, is expressed in the growth plate cartilage in pre and post natal life. Whereas the dose dependent association between the number of active copies of the SHOX gene and height is well established, studies addressing a more subtle variability between the quality of fetal growth, the severity of post natal height deficit and karyotype subgroups in Turner syndrome (TS) are still limited....

Background: T3-P-GD, a severe, rare disorder well known in adults, has not previously been described in children. It is characterized by persistently high serum fT3 concentration and normal, or even low, fT4 concentration during drug treatment. This condition is associated with very high titers of TRAb and large goiters, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. The recognition of this form of GD in children is of particular importance, as higher antithyroid ...

Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN), a state of chronic nutritional deprivation prevalent in children and young adolescents, is associated with major changes to the hypothalamic–pituitary axis including the GH–IGF1 axis, thyroid function, hypercortisolemia, and hypogonadotropic–hypogonadism, with delayed puberty and a low growth velocity (GV) at a time critical for the pubertal growth spurt, potentially affecting adult height. The effects of supraphysiological hum...

Background: In Turner syndrome (TS), Shox haploinsufficiency accounts largely, but not entirely, for the short stature of patients, which has been estimated at a mean loss of 20 cm with respect to target height. GH treatment has been shown to improve adult height (AH), although individual outcomes vary markedly. Little is known about the relationship between the dosage effects of the X-linked gene and responsiveness to GH.Objective: To determine whether ...

Moderate to severe Graves ophthalmopathy (GO) is rare in children and most patients have mild GO. This complex inflammatory autoimmune disorder affecting the orbital fat and muscles is linked to circulating TSH receptor antibodies and involves the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) on orbital fibroblasts. Severe GO features include proptosis, diplopia and vision loss. Intravenous glucocorticoid pulse therapy is the first line medical treatment for moderate to sever...

Introduction: Most patients with endocrine diseases diagnosed during childhood require long-term continuity of care. A lack of regular medical follow-up visits may be associated with impaired long-term health outcomes, with greater risks of morbidity and mortality. The importance and challenges of the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare are well recognized, but few studies have considered loss to follow-up during pediatric care. We investigated the p...

Background: Non-idiopathic central precocious puberty (CPP) is caused by acquired or congenital hypothalamic lesions visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or associated with various complex genetic and/or syndromic disorders without visible lesions on MRI. We investigated the different types and prevalences of non-isolated CPP phenotypes in a large group of consecutive patients with CPP.Methods: This observational cohort study included all patient...

Background: Turner Syndrome (TS) with a 45,X phenotype is generally more severe than TS with mosaicism, but the potential role of the degree of mosaicism in modulating TS phenotype has never been investigated. We assessed the impact of various degrees of 45,X/ 46,XX mosaicism on phenotypic features in a cohort of TS patients.Method: We analysed a cohort of TS with 45,X/ 46,XX mosaicism (percentage mosaicism from peripheral blood lymphocytes, known in <em...

Management of patients presenting a chronic endocrine or metabolic disease during transition period is a challenge for multiple reasons. The department of Adult Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine in Pitie Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris has been involved in the management of such patients for many years. However, in our own experience, 81% of patients are still followed-up after 1 year, 71% after 3 years and only 49% after 5 years. Based on such experience, we decid...