ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Sci Rep. 2019 Jun 13;9(1):7727As outlined in paper 10.1, intrauterine and early neonatal infections with a number of viruses are thought to contribute to the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) later in life. Amongst the viruses to be considered, enteroviruses have been found to be the most important. It is therefore important to know whether vaccination against enteroviruses would reduce the incidence of autoimmune di...

Anthropol Anz. 2018 Jun 11;74(5):365–376. DOI: 10.1127/anthranz/2018/0828• This literature review evaluated the phenomenon of faster growth, earlier maturation and often taller adult height in migrant youth as compared to their non-migrant relatives.• The authors propose a new framework to understand growth regulation and determinants of adult heigh...

Brief summary: In this large registry-based study, including 32 117 children and young people (aged 1.5–25 years) with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was associated with decreased rates of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and severe hypoglycemia. Of interest, some CGM metrics predicted risk for these complications.CGM systems are now widely used by children with T1D, and there is evidence both from clinical trials a...

Brief summary: Giannini et al. report a timely study on the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on glucose metabolism in children and adolescents with obesity and overweight. They compared data from 741 children over a 13-year period, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that children in the COVID-19 restriction group did not have significantly increased values of Body Mass Index (BMI), but they did exhibit higher values of Waist Circumference (WC), Waist/H...

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 105(9): 3103–3107.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32629476/In this narrative review, the authors discuss the potential role of novel regenerative therapies for the treatment of adrenal insufficiency, including gene therapy and cell replacement strategies. More specifically, the authors discuss the heterogeneity in adrenal function in patients with Addison...

Front Endocrinol 2021; 12:624507. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.624507– This systematic review identified 41 Chinese studies totalling 7,853,756 newborns who underwent neonatal CAH screening– The overall incidence of CAH in China was 1/23,024 (95% CI, 1/25,757 to 1/20,815)– Among the CAH patients, the Male:Female ratio was 1.92:1, and 76% presented with salt wasting<p class=...

J Bone Miner Res 36, 1387–1402. (2021)Abstract: https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov/33724538/In brief: Premature growth plate closure under anti-hedgehog treatment is caused by impaired retinoic acid metabolism in growth plate progenitor cells. In this mouse model, administration of retinoic acid receptor blockers rescued the phenotype and normalized growth plate maturation.<p class="a...

kuzawa@northwestern.edu Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 May;46(5):1044–1050. doi: 10.1038/s41366-022-01065-8. Epub 2022 Feb 8. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35136192/Brief Summary: This cross-sectional study measured total cerebral blood flow (TCBF) by MRI in 82 healthy individuals (ages 0&#...

Ashley.H.Shoemaker@VUMC.org International Journal of Obesity 2022, Epub 2022 Jan 3. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-01043-6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34975146/Brief Summary: This double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy of 36 weeks of GLP1RA treatment with exenatide e...

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019; 104(12): 6148–6154. PMID: 31393570.Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency has an incidence of 1 in 10 000 to 20 000 in most populations. It is one of the most common monogenic autosomal recessive disorders (1). It has been suggested that the condition is common because it may confe...