ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Limited, small-scale studies have revealed that men with proximal hypospadias (HS) or with other signs of undermasculinisation (i.e. complex HS) are at risk of reduced fertility and/or impaired testicular hormone synthesis. However, the extent of this phenomenon and if milder forms of isolated HS are also affected, remains unclear.Aims: To explore reproductive hormones and semen quality of young men (16-21 ...

Introduction: The prevalence of thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO) positivity is estimated to be around 3-4% in healthy children and is remarkably higher in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, anti-TPO positivity in children with HLA-conferred susceptibility to T1D who are not yet diagnosed with T1D, is not well studied. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of positive anti-TPO and its effect of thyroid function in children wi...

Background and Aim: Gliomas are the most frequent solid tumors in pediatric population. The IGF system of ligands and receptors are known to play an important role in both normal and neoplastic growth. In a previous work we have reported the quantitation of some components of the IGFs system in SNC pediatric tumours (IGF-1, IGF-2, IGF-1R, IR), being IGF-2 expression the most variable among all the genes studied.Our aim w...

Prematurity combined with intrauterine growth retardation (small to gestational age, SGA) is a potential risk factor for adverse growth prognosis. There is insufficient evidence on this issue.Aim: to study the growth rates in preterm infants born small to gestational age, different gestational age in the first 5 years of life.Material and Methods: The prospective study included preterm infants with...

In 2009, the National Health Service of the Basque Country created a Gender Identity Reference Unit (GIU-BC) to cover the health needs of the transsexual population with a multidisciplinary assessment: Psychiatry, psychology, endocrinology, plastic and reconstructive surgery. Pediatric endocrinologists and pediatric psychiatry were included in 2013.Aim: To know the activity of Pediatric Endocrinology in the GIU-BC since 2013.<p class...

The congenital central hypothyroidism (CCH) incidence is estimated at 1:18,000-30,000 neonates and most are included in multiple pituitary deficiencies (MPD). Clinical depend on the etiology, the deficit severity; other associated hormonal alterations and the age of diagnosis. Neonatal screening (NS) for congenital hypothyroidism that includes T4 facilitate its diagnosis.Objetives: •To evaluate the characteristics of patients with C...

Aim: To study of the pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract in obese young people.Materials and Methods: 87 young people with primary obesity (body mass index above 30 kg / m²), 40 boys (45.9%), mean age 17.9 ± 2.2 years (group 1) were under observation. Conducted clinical, laboratory and instrumental examination, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Ph-metry and determination of H.Pylori infection. The 2nd g...

Background: DKA is the most serious life-threatening acute complication of T1D. Few data are available evaluating the possible role of anthropadiposity indexes in paediatric DKA in a selected population of prepubertal children. We aimed to identify the possible correlation between adiposity indexes and the presence and severity of DKA at T1D onset.Methods: 195 prepubertal children (84Female/111Male) diagnosed be...

Introduction: Insulin (INS) gene is reported to be the most important gene involved in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D); its expression is inversely correlated with methylation at CpG sites. Hypermethylated primers are associated with decreased expression.Aim: The present study aims to investigate possible differences in DNA methylation pattern between T1D youngsters and healthy controls.Patients and Methods: Twenty T1D parti...

Introduction: MKRN3, kisspeptin and IGF-1 maybe involved into the initiation of puberty. The aim of our research is to evaluate the differences of serum IGF-1, MKRN3 and kisspeptin in girls with central precocious puberty, rapidly progressive puberty, premature thelarche and controls, and further assess the value of IGF-1 in puberty initiation.Methods: The patients enrolled in the study were divided into four groups: central precocious puberty (CPP), rap...