Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Williams syndrome (WS) is a multi-systemic disorder caused by a deletion in the region 7q11.23. Childhood endocrine follow-up is mainly aimed to monitor hypercalcemia and thyroid function. A high prevalence (63–71%) of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) in young adults with WS is reported. WS guidelines recommend Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) starting from 30 years of age. We demonstrate evidence of IGT and DM in WS at a much ea...

Introduction: In children undergoing investigation of testicular function the relationship between serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and the testosterone response to hCG stimulation test (HST) is unclear.Methods: 71 children (three females and 68 males) with a median age of 1.08 years (range: 0.003, 14.3) were investigated for suspected DSD by AMH on D1 and testosterone on D1 and D4, before and after 3-day HST. Of these children, 27 had an addition...

Introduction: With improvements in assays and the increasing need for non-invasive, out-patient based investigations, there is a renewed interest in the use of urinary gonadotrophins (UG) for assessing pubertal progress. This study aims to establish the correlation between serum and urinary LH and FSH in patients undergoing investigation or management of pubertal disorders.Methods/design: Retrospective evaluation of eight patients undergoing investigatio...