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ea0030oc2.8 | Oral Communications 2 | BSPED2012

Genetic screening in a large cohort of patients with congenital hypopituitarism; current knowledge and future directions

Alatzoglou Kyriaki S , Turton James P G , Kelberman Daniel , McCabe Marc J , Gregory Louise C , Webb Emma A , McNay David E G , Woods Kathryn S , Mehta Ameeta , Dattani Mehul T

Background and aims: Congenital hypopituitarism (CH) encompasses a spectrum of phenotypes. Known genetic factors account for variable percentage of cases depending on the cohort screened. We analysed the results of genetic screening in a large cohort of patients with CH with the following aims: i) to clarify the genetic aetiology of CH ii) identify any phenotype genotype correlations and iii) propose a screening strategy.Patients and methods: Over 15 yea...