ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This study summarises the involvement of specific miRNAs in diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, osteoporosis, pituitary tumours, Cushing’s disease, adrenal insufficiency and multiple endocrine neoplasia’s. Furthermore, the potential of miRNA as candidates for developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic tools is also discussed.Endocrine disorders are common worldwide and represent a considerable public health problem due to long ...

Brief Summary: This study significantly advances our understanding of the genetic underpinnings of congenital hypopituitarism (CH) by utilizing whole exome sequencing (WES) in a large cohort of patients from Argentina.CH is a complex and highly heterogeneous disorder that is associated with highly variable clinical phenotypes that range in severity (1). The aetiology of CH may extend beyond monogenic causes, involving oligogenic, polygenic, or multifacto...