ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Transl Psychiatry. 2022; 12(1): 132. PMID: 35354798https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35354798/Brief Summary: This case control study identified widespread effects of fetal exposure to antenatal maternal glucocorticoid treatment on newborn bloodspot DNA methylation profiles.Antenatal treatment with glucocorticoids (AGC), such as betamethasone or dexamethasone, is widely u...

Sci Adv. 2022; 8(16): eabn8485. PMID: 35442744https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35442744/Brief Summary: This histologic and transcriptomic study of human and primate adrenal tissue samples provides a molecular framework to understand the fetal development of the adrenal gland.The adrenal cortex is the major source of steroid hormones that drive a plethora of critical ph...

Brief Summary: This study examined the incidence and risk factors for adrenal crisis (AC) in patients with pediatric-onset adrenal insufficiency (AI). AC occurs in a substantial number of children with AI, particularly in younger children due to their high number of infections.Comment: Adrenal crisis (AC) is a life-threatening complication in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI) (1-4). The clinical features of AC are often nonspecific, and it may be ...