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ea0024oc2.7 | Oral Communications 2 (Brief Communications) | BSPED2010

Wide range of eye abnormalities in patients with hypopituitarism: is this showing a novel genetic aetiology?

Alatzoglou K S , Kelberman D , Spadoni E , Gaston-Massuet C , Woods K , Natarajan A , Maghnie M , Bitner-Glinzicz M , Dattani M T

Background and Aim: The development of the pituitary gland is closely linked to this of the eyes and forebrain, as they all originate from the same embryonic origin, the anterior neural ridge. The constellation of symptoms leading to septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is well established; other ophthalmic signs may be under-reported. The aim of the study was to define if patients with hypopituitarism present with eye abnormalities, which are distinct from optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH)...