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ey0015.2-4 | Mutations in the FOXA2 gene link beta cell dysfunction with Hypopituitarism | ESPEYB15

2.4 Novel FOXA2 mutation causes Hyperinsulinism, Hypopituitarism with Craniofacial and Endoderm-derived organ abnormalities

D Giri , ML Vignola , A Gualtieri , V Scagliotti , P McNamara , M Peak , M Didi , C Gaston-Massuet , S Senniappan

To read the full abstract: Hum Mol Genet. 2017 Nov 15;26(22):4315-4326These two papers describe the association of heterozygous FOXA2 mutations with hypopituitarism and hyperinsulinism. The forkhead/winged helix transcription factor Foxa2 is a major upstream regulator of Pdx1, a transcription factor necessary for pancreatic development and also plays a role in the developmental biology of the pituit...

ey0019.4-10 | New Perspectives | ESPEYB19

4.10. Genetic characterization of short stature patients with overlapping features of growth hormone insensitivity syndromes

A Andrews , A Maharaj , E Cottrell , S Chatterjee , P Shah , L Denvir , K Dumic , A Bossowski , T Mushtaq , R Vukovic , M Didi , N Shaw , LA Metherell , MO Savage , HL Storr

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021;106(11):e4716-e4733. PMID: 34136918Brief Summary: In this study, 149 children referred for suspected GH insensitivity (GHI) and short stature underwent genetic characterization through different techniques, including whole exome sequencing, targeted gene sequencing and array comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH). Genetic alterations were identified in 80/149 subjects (54%), of which 45 were affected by GH&#1...