ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.4-5 | New Therapeutic Options | ESPEYB16

4.5. The beneficial effect of combined GH/GnRHa therapy in increasing adult height outcome in children with ISS

L Lazar , S Levy , T Oron , J Meyerovitch , L de Vries , S Shalitin , A Tenenbaum , M Phillip , Y. Lebenthal

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019;104:3287-3295.The current definition of idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to a heterogeneous group of short children, in the absence of any underlying detectable cause, including both normal variants of growth and pathological conditions. ISS subjects have been reported to reach an average final height of −1.5 SDS in boys...

ey0021.1-12 | New Treatments and Hopes | ESPEYB21

1.12. Insights into central congenital hypothyroidism: A multicenter retrospective analysis

A German , S Almashanu , Vries L de , Margolis M Gil , R Halloun , A Haim , O Eyal , F Levy-Khademi , D Pivko-Levy , J Nir , O Pinhas-Hamiel , Y Tenenbaum-Rakover

Brief Summary: This multicentre retrospective cross-sectional study provides critical insights into the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and neurodevelopmental outcomes of central congenital hypothyroidism (CCH).CCH is a rare disorder that occurs due to insufficient hypothalamic-pituitary stimulation of the thyroid, characterized by low total T4 (TT4) with either low, normal or slightly elevated TSH. Most newborn screening (NBS) programs for CH are p...

ey0017.8-10 | New Hope | ESPEYB17

8.10. Combined gestational age- and birth weight-adjusted cutoffs for newborn screening of congenital adrenal hyperplasia

N Pode-Shakked , A Blau , B Pode-Shakked , D Tiosano , N Weintrob , O Eyal , A Zung , F Levy-Khademi , Y Tenenbaum-Rakover , D Zangen , D Gillis , O Pinhas-Hamiel , N Loewenthal , L de Vries , Z Landau , M Rachmiel , A Abu-Libdeh , A Eliakim , D Strich , I Koren , A German , J Sack , S Almashanu

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019; 104(8): 3172–3180. PMID: 30865229.Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency was among the first genetic disorders included in newborn screening (NBS) programs worldwide, based on 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP) concentrations determined in dried blood spots (1). However, the success of NBS for...