Adrenal disorders

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Children’s weight trajectories between birth and 4 years of age are associated with their dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate levels at age 7 years, study findings show.
Researchers recommend next-generation sequencing for the first-line diagnosis of patients with 46,XY differences of sex development.
Steroid hormone profiles can identify the majority of children with non-congenital adrenal hyperplasia primary adrenal insufficiency, say researchers.
A study of children and adolescents with classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency has found no significant difference in outcomes when giving the highest hydrocortisone dose of the thrice-daily schedule in the morning or the evening.

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Programme Director Professor Martin Savage is joined by experts to present and discuss the application of precision medicine in endocrine disorders, offering clinical expertise and insight, evidence and opinion on this topic.
While adrenal disease in children is quite rare, healthcare professionals today working in paediatric endocrinology departments are experts in managing the care of children with adrenal disease.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is a disorder of decreased cortisol production coupled with an increase in androgens from a compensatory adrenocorticotropic hormone drive.
Martin Savage
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