ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

This year research on pituitary and neuroendocrinology has been extremely rich with outstanding contributions to the field. The number of novel mechanisms and the identification of novel disease-causing genes have increased enormously. Our selection has not been easy, and it reflects only a portion of all the excellent new findings both in basic and translational research. Highlights of this chapter include novel mechanisms with the identification of Sema6a to control vascular...