ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Endocr Relat Cancer. 2019; 26(1): 103–117.Incidence of adrenocortical carcinomas shows a bimodal distribution, being more common in children <10 years and in adults aged 40–50 years. Their prognosis is poor, with only 10–25% 5-year survival. Ectopic expression of LHCGR and GNRHR has been reported in ACTH-independent adrenal hyperplasia ...

To read the full abstract: Am J Med Genet A. 2019; 179(7):1205–1213.X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is the most common peroxisomal disorder, with an estimated incidence in the USA of ~1:17,000 all births (male and female) and 1:21,000 male births. X-ALD is caused by mutations in the X chromosome gene ABCD1, which encodes the peroxisomal membrane protein, ATP-bin...