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Day Three: Diabetes genetic risk score aids discovery of novel monogenic subtypes

The type 1 diabetes genetic risk score differentiates between patients with monogenic and polygenic autoimmune diabetes and can thus be used to aid the discovery of novel genes associated with the monogenic form.

medwireNews Editor2019-10-15T09:55:16+00:00September 21st, 2019|Growth disorders, News report, Paediatric endocrinology, Uncategorized|
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Day Three: Gigantism: The importance of FIPA, AIP mutations and X-LAG

Recent developments in the field of pituitary gigantism, including the discovery of a new syndrome and genes related to this syndrome, were presented in a plenary session at the 58th Annual ESPE Meeting in Vienna, Austria.

Lee2019-09-23T11:18:25+00:00September 21st, 2019|Growth disorders, News report, Paediatric endocrinology, Uncategorized|
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Day Two: New classification system proposed for idiopathic short stature

The genetic causes of short stature are highly heterogenous and a new classification system for these children is needed, delegates were told at the 58th Annual ESPE Meeting in Vienna, Austria.

Lee2019-09-22T10:48:55+00:00September 20th, 2019|Growth disorders, News report, Paediatric endocrinology|
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Day Two: Growth and growth factor research highlights presented at ESPE 2019

Growth hormone therapy in young children with Prader-Willi syndrome, genes linked to isolated short stature, and the role of insulin-like growth factor -2 in autoimmune disease are the subjects of three papers included in the 2019 Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology.

Lee2019-09-22T10:41:12+00:00September 20th, 2019|Growth disorders, News report, Paediatric endocrinology, Uncategorized|
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Day One: Key management points for young women with Turner syndrome described

Oestrogen is key to the management of adolescents and young women with Turner syndrome, with hormone replacement therapy generally preferable to the contraceptive pill, delegates were told at the 58th Annual ESPE Meeting in Vienna, Austria.

Lee2019-09-22T10:39:45+00:00September 19th, 2019|Growth disorders, News report, Paediatric endocrinology|
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Day One: Sleep quality must be taken seriously

A plenary session at the 58th Annual ESPE Meeting in Vienna, Austria, has highlighted how wide-ranging the risks associated with sleep and circadian rhythm disruption are.

Lee2019-09-22T10:38:47+00:00September 19th, 2019|Growth disorders, News report, Paediatric endocrinology|
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