Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid dysfunction is not uncommon in pregnancy and is associated with various maternal, foetal and neonatal complications. We report the occurrence of neonatal hyperthyroidism in two successive pregnancies in a post radio-ablation mother with Graves’ disease who is on thyroxine replacement.Mother: A 30-year-old lady, treated for Graves’ thyrotoxicosis with radioiodine 10 years ago, was on thyroxine 100 mcg replacement for hypothyroidism. She ...

Background: Russell–Silver syndrome (RSS) is a heterogeneous condition characterised by pre- and post-natal growth retardation in association with variable dysmorphic features including triangular facies and body asymmetry. The condition has previously been linked to 2 genetic abnormalities: aberrant methylation at the 11p15.5 locus in 30–40% and maternal uniparental disomy (UPD) of chromosome 7 in 10% of cases. Up to 50% of children currently have no identified (epi...

Introduction: Timing, extent, complications rate and long term results of paediatric prophylactic thyroidectomy (pPT) for MEN2 in the UK are unknown.Methods: All UK centers performing pPT were invited to participate in the study.Data were obtained from notes and hospitals electronic databases.Results: Fifty-one children (27 males) were included.All had genetic test at the mean age of 5 years (median 3, range 0.25–15), confirmi...