ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0015.7-11 | New genes in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism | ESPEYB15

7.11 KLB, encoding β-Klotho, is mutated in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

C Xu , A Messina , E Somm , H Miraoui , T Kinnunen , J Acierno , NJ Niederländer , J Bouilly , AA Dwyer , Y Sidis , D Cassatella , GP Sykiotis , R Quinton , C De Geyter , M Dirlewanger , V Schwitzgebel , TR Cole , AA Toogood , JM Kirk , L Plummer , U Albrecht , WF Crowley , M Mohammadi , M Tena-Sempere , V Prevot , N Pitteloud

To read the full abstract: EMBO Mol Med. 2017 Oct;9(10):1379-1397[Comments on 7.10 and 7.11] During embryonic development, GnRH neurons originate in the olfactory placode and migrate through the nasal mesenchyme using the olfactory/vomeronasal axons as a scaffold to reach their final destination in the basal forebrain1,2. Th...

ey0020.7-14 | Long-Term Surveillance for Endocrine Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB20

7.14. Hypothalamic-pituitary and other endocrine surveillance among childhood cancer survivors

L van Iersel , RL Mulder , C Denzer , LE Cohen , HA Spoudeas , LR Meacham , E Sugden , AYN Schouten-van Meeteren , EW Hoving , RJ Packer , GT Armstrong , S Mostoufi-Moab , AM Stades , D van Vuurden , GO Janssens , C Thomas-Teinturier , RD Murray , N Di Iorgi , SJCMM Neggers , J Thompson , AA Toogood , H Gleeson , C Follin , E Bardi , L Torno , B Patterson , V Morsellino , G Sommer , SC Clement , D Srivastava , CE Kiserud , A Fernandez , K Scheinemann , S Raman , KCJ Yuen , WH Wallace , LS Constine , R Skinner , MM Hudson , LCM Kremer , W Chemaitilly , HM van Santen

Brief summary: In this extensive and updated review, the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group (IGHG) report expert consensus-based guidelines that harmonize recommendations for surveillance of endocrine disorders in childhood cancer survivors.This interdisciplinary panel of 42 international experts formulated new surveillance recommendations for hypothalamic–pituitary (HP) dysfunction. Existing IGHG surveillan...