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2. The Italian registry for patients with Prader–Willi syndrome

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Salvatore, Marco, Torreri, Paola, Grugni, Graziano, Rocchetti, Adele, Maghnie, Mohamad, Patti, Giuseppa, Crinò, Antonino, Elia, Maurizio, Greco, Donatella, Romano, Corrado, Franzese, Adriana, Mozzillo, Enza, Colao, Annamaria, Pugliese, Gabriella, Pagotto, Uberto, Lo Preiato, Valentina, Scarano, Emanuela, Schiavariello, Concetta, Tornese, Gianluca, Fintini, Danilo, Bocchini, Sarah, Osimani, Sara, De Sanctis, Luisa, Sacco, Michele, Rutigliano, Irene, Delvecchio, Maurizio, Faienza, Maria Felicia, Wasniewska, Malgorzata, Corica, Domenico, Stagi, Stefano, Guazzarotti, Laura, Maffei, Pietro, Dassie, Francesca, and Taruscio, Domenica

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2023
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8. Possible effects of an early diagnosis and treatment in patients with growth hormone deficiency: the state of art.

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Stagi, Stefano, Scalini, Perla, Farello, Giovanni, and Verrotti, Alberto

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*DWARFISM, *HORMONE therapy, *NEWBORN screening, *STATURE, *HUMAN growth hormone, *EARLY diagnosis, *CHILDREN
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Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a relatively uncommon and heterogeneous endocrine disorder presenting in childhood with short stature. However, during the neonatal period, the metabolic effects of GHD may to require prompt replacement therapy to avoid possible life-threatening complications. An increasing amount of data suggests the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment of GHD because of its auxological, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental features with respect to the patients diagnosed and treated later in life. The available results show favourable auxological outcomes for patients with GHD diagnosed and treated with r-hGH early in life compared with those from patients with GHD who do not receive this early diagnosis and treatment. Because delayed referral for GHD diagnosis and treatment is still frequent, these results highlight the need for more attention in the diagnosis and treatment of GHD. Despite these very encouraging data regarding metabolic and neurodevelopmental features, further studies are needed to better characterize these findings. Overall, the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of GHD needs to be addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2017
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9. Long-term safety and efficacy of Omnitrope®, a somatropin biosimilar, in children requiring growth hormone treatment: Italian interim analysis of the PATRO Children study.

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Iughetti, Lorenzo, Tornese, Gianluca, Street, Maria Elisabeth, Napoli, Flavia, Giavoli, Claudia, Antoniazzi, Franco, Stagi, Stefano, Luongo, Caterina, Azzolini, Sara, Ragusa, Letizia, Bona, Gianni, Zecchino, Clara, Aversa, Tommaso, Persani, Luca, Guazzarotti, Laura, Zecchi, Emiliano, Pietropoli, Alberto, and Zucchini, Stefano

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GROWTH disorders, LONGITUDINAL method, SCIENTIFIC observation, STATURE, HUMAN growth hormone, TREATMENT effectiveness, TREATMENT duration, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CHILDREN, THERAPEUTICS
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Background: PATRO Children is an ongoing observational, longitudinal, non-interventional, global post-marketing surveillance study, which is investigating the long-term safety and effectiveness of Omnitrope®, a somatropin biosimilar to Genotropin®, in children with growth disturbances. The primary endpoint of PATRO Children is long-term safety and the secondary endpoint is effectiveness, which is assessed by analysing auxological data such as height (HSDS) and height velocity (HVSDS) standard deviation scores. Here, we report the data from the Italian interim analysis of PATRO Children data up to August 2015. Methods: PATRO Children is enrolling children who are diagnosed with conditions of short stature requiring GH treatment and are receiving Omnitrope®. Adverse events (AEs) are assessed in all Omnitrope®-treated patients. Height is evaluated yearly to near-adult (final) height, and is herein reported as HSDS; height velocity is also assessed and reported as a standard deviation score (HVSDS). Results: Up to August 2015, a total of 186 patients (mean age 10.2 years, 57.5 % males) were enrolled :156 [84 %] had growth hormone deficiency, 12 [6.5 %] were born small for gestational age, seven [3.8 %] had Prader-Willi syndrome, one [0.5 %] had Turner syndrome and one [0.5 %] had chronic renal insufficiency; seven [3.8 %] patients had other indication profiles. The mean treatment duration with Omnitrope® was 28.1 ± 19.1 months. AEs were reported in 35.6 % of patients and included headache, pyrexia, arthralgia, abdominal pain, leg and/or arm pain and increased blood creatine phosphokinase. Two serious AEs in two patients were thought to be drug-related; one patient experienced a minimal increase in a known residual craniopharyngioma, and another a gait disturbance with worsening of walking difficulties. Similar to investigational studies, Omnitrope® treatment was associated with improvements in both HSDS and HVSDS. Conclusions: Omnitrope® appears to be well tolerated and effective for the treatment of a wide range of paediatric indications, which is consistent with the outcomes from controlled clinical trials. These results need to be interpreted with caution until the data from the global PATRO Children study are available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2016
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10. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) for the assessment of bone strength in most of bone affecting conditions in developmental age: a review.

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Stagi, Stefano, Cavalli, Loredana, Cavalli, Tiziana, de Martino, Maurizio, and Brandi, Maria Luisa

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*OSTEORADIOGRAPHY, *OSTEOPOROSIS diagnosis, *COMPUTED tomography, *MUSCLES, *BONE density, DIAGNOSIS of bone diseases
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Peripheral quantitative computed tomography provides an automatical scan analysis of trabecular and cortical bone compartments, calculating not only their bone mineral density (BMD), but also bone geometrical parameters, such as marrow and cortical Cross-Sectional Area (CSA), Cortical Thickness (CoTh), both periosteal and endosteal circumference, as well as biomechanical parameters like Cross-Sectional Moment of Inertia (CSMI), a measure of bending, polar moment of inertia, indicating bone strength in torsion, and Strength Strain Index (SSI). Also CSA of muscle and fat can be extracted. Muscles, which are thought to stimulate bones to adapt their geometry and mineral content, are determinant to preserve or increase bone strength; thus, pQCT provides an evaluation of the functional 'muscle-bone unit', defined as BMC/muscle CSA ratio. This functional approach to bone densitometry can establish if bone strength is normally adapted to the muscle force, and if muscle force is adequate for body size, providing more detailed insights to targeted strategies for the prevention and treatment of bone fragility. The present paper offers an extensive review of technical features of pQCT and its possible clinical application in the diagnostic of bone status as well as in the monitoring of the skeleton's health follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2016
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11. Agenesis of internal carotid artery associated with isolated growth hormone deficiency: a case report and literature review.

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Stagi, Stefano, Traficante, Giovanna, Lapi, Elisabetta, Pantaleo, Marilena, Becciani, Sabrina, Mortilla, Marzia, Seminara, Salvatore, and de Martino, Maurizio

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*CAROTID artery, *HYPOPITUITARISM, *DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis, *MAGNETIC resonance imaging, *SYMPTOMS, *HUMAN growth hormone, *DIAGNOSIS, *ANATOMY, CAROTID artery abnormalities
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Background: Agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare congenital abnormality, sporadically reported to be associated with a combined congenital hypopituitarism. Nevertheless, only a few cases have been extensively described, and none of these have been characterized by an isolated growth hormone (GH) deficiency. Case presentation: Here, we describe a 17-year old boy referred to our hospital for fatigue, decreased muscle strength and severe headache reported after the cessation of rhGH treatment for a GH deficiency diagnosed at the age of 2 years and 3 months. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an adenohypophyseal hypoplasia with a lack of posterior pituitary hyperintensity, whereas MRI angiography indicated the absence of a normal flow void in the left ICA. Endocrinological tests confirmed the GH deficiency (GH peak after growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) + arginine: 2.42 ng/mL) with a very low IGF-I value (31 ng/mL) and normal function of other pituitary axes. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge this is the first confirmed case of an isolated GH deficiency in a patient with ICA agenesis. The presence of an isolated pituitary deficit is unlike to be considered only as an effect of hemodynamic mechanism, suggesting a role for genetic factor(s) as a common cause of these two rare birth defects. Further studies could clarify this issue and the underlying mechanisms to better understand the etiopathogenetic characteristics of this disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2015
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12. A new case of de novo 6q24.2-q25.2 deletion on paternal chromosome 6 with growth hormone deficiency: a twelve-year follow-up and literature review.

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Stagi, Stefano, Lapi, Elisabetta, Pantaleo, Marilena, Carella, Massimo, Petracca, Antonio, De Crescenzo, Agostina, Zelante, Leopoldo, Riccio, Andrea, and de Martino, Maurizio

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*PITUITARY dwarfism, *CHILD development deviations, *HORMONE deficiencies, *PITUITARY diseases, *PSYCHOMOTOR disorders
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Background: Deletions on the distal portion of the long arm of chromosome 6 are relatively uncommon, and only a small number occurs in the paternal copy, causing growth abnormalities. As a result, extensive clinical descriptions are lacking. Case presentation: We describe a male of Italian descent born at 35 weeks by elective caesarean delivery presenting hypoplastic left colon, bilateral inguinal hernia, dysplastic tricuspid and pulmonary valves, premature ventricular contractions, recurrent otitis media, poor feeding, gastro-oesophageal reflux, bilateral pseudopapilledema, and astigmatism. He also showed particular facial dysmorphisms and postnatal growth failure. Early psychomotor development was mildly delayed. At 3.75 years, he was evaluated for severe short stature (-2.98 SD) and delayed bone age. He showed an insulin-like growth factor 1 concentration (IGF-1) in the low-normal range. Growth hormone stimulation tests showed a low response to clonidine and insulin. Magnetic resonance imaging showed hypophyseal hypoplasia. Genetic evaluation by Single Nucleotide Polymorphism arrays showed a de novo 6q24.2-q25.2 deletion on paternal chromosome 6. Conclusion: We confirm that this is a new congenital malformation syndrome associated with a deletion of 6q24.2-q25.2 on paternal chromosome 6. We suggest evaluating the growth hormone axis in children with 6q24.2-q25.2 deletions and growth failure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2015
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13. Policaptil Gel Retard® significantly reduces body mass index and hyperinsulinism and may decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in obese children and adolescents with family history of obesity and T2DM.

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Stagi, Stefano, Lapi, Elisabetta, Seminara, Salvatore, Pelosi, Paola, Del Greco, Paolo, Capirchio, Laura, Strano, Massimo, Giglio, Sabrina, Chiarelli, Francesco, and de Martino, Maurizio

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*ANALYSIS of variance, *CHI-squared test, *FISHER exact test, *HYPERINSULINISM, *TYPE 2 diabetes, *CHILDHOOD obesity, *T-test (Statistics), *BODY mass index, *DATA analysis software, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MANN Whitney U Test
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Background: Treatments for childhood obesity are critically needed because of the risk of developing co-morbidities, although the interventions are frequently time-consuming, frustrating, difficult, and expensive. Patients and methods: We conducted a longitudinal, randomised, clinical study, based on a per protocol analysis, on 133 obese children and adolescents (n = 69 males and 64 females; median age, 11.3 years) with family history of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The patients were divided into three arms: Arm A (n = 53 patients), Arm B (n = 45 patients), and Arm C (n = 35 patients) patients were treated with a low-glycaemic-index (LGI) diet and Policaptil Gel Retard®, only a LGI diet, or only an energy-restricted diet (ERD), respectively. The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and the Matsuda, insulinogenic and disposition indexes were calculated at T0 and after 1 year (T1). Results: At T1, the BMI-SD scores were significantly reduced from 2.32 to 1.80 (p < 0.0001) in Arm A and from 2.23 to 1.99 (p < 0.05) in Arm B. was significantly reduced in Arm A (13.2% to 5.6%; p < 0.05), and Acanthosis nigricans glycosylated-haemoglobin levels were significantly reduced in Arms A (p < 0.005). The percentage of glucose-metabolism abnormalities was reduced, although not significantly. However, the HOMA-IR index was significantly reduced in Arms A (p < 0.0001) and B (p < 0.05), with Arm A showing a significant reduction in the insulinogenic index (p < 0.05). Finally, the disposition index was significantly improved in Arms A (p < 0.0001) and B (p < 0.05). Conclusions: A LGI diet, particularly associated with the use of Policaptil Gel Retard®, may reduce weight gain and ameliorate the metabolic syndrome and insulin-resistance parameters in obese children and adolescents with family history of obesity and T2DM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2015
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14. Proceedings of the 23rd Paediatric Rheumatology European Society Congress: part two: Genoa, Italy. 28 September – 01 October 2016

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Lomakina, Olga, Alekseeva, Ekaterina, Valieva, Sania, Bzarova, Tatiana, Nikishina, Irina, Zholobova, Elena, Rodionovskaya, Svetlana, Kaleda, Maria, Nakagishi, Yasuo, Shimizu, Masaki, Mizuta, Mao, Yachie, Akihiro, Sugita, Yuko, Okamoto, Nami, Shabana, Kousuke, Murata, Takuji, Tamai, Hiroshi, Smith, Eve M., Yin, Peng, Jorgensen, Andrea L., Beresford, Michael W., Eleuteri, Antonio, Goilav, Beatrice, Lewandowski, Laura, Phuti, Angel, Wahezi, Dawn, Rubinstein, Tamar, Jones, Caroline, Newland, Paul, Marks, Stephen, Corkhill, Rachel, Ekdawy, Diana, Pilkington, Clarissa, Tullus, Kjell, Putterman, Chaim, Scott, Chris, Fisher, Antony C., Jorgensen, Andrea, Batu, Ezgi Deniz, Kosukcu, Can, Taskiran, Ekim, Akman, Sema, Ozturk, Kubra, Sozeri, Betul, Unsal, Erbil, Ekinci, Zelal, Bilginer, Yelda, Alikasifoglu, Mehmet, Ozen, Seza, Lythgoe, Hanna, Brunner, Hermine I., Gulati, Gaurav, Jones, Jordan T., Altaye, Mekibib, Eaton, Jamie, Difrancesco, Mark, Yeo, Joo Guan, Leong, Jingyao, Bathi, Loshinidevi D/O Thana, Arkachaisri, Thaschawee, Albani, Salvatore, Abdelrahman, Nagla, Beresford, Michael W, Leone, Valentina, Groot, Noortje, Shaikhani, D., Bultink, I. E. M., Bijl, M., Dolhain, R. J. E. M., Teng, Y. K. O., Zirkzee, E., de Leeuw, K., Fritsch-Stork, R., Kamphuis, S. S. M., Wright, Rachael D., Abdawani, Reem, Al Shaqshi, Laila, Al Zakwani, Ibrahim, Gormezano, Natali W., Kern, David, Pereira, Oriany L., Esteves, Gladys C. C., Sallum, Adriana M., Aikawa, Nadia E., Pereira, Rosa M., Silva, Clovis A., Bonfa, Eloisa, Beckmann, Jessica, Bartholomä, Nora, Venhoff, Nils, Henneke, Philipp, Salzer, Ulrich, Janda, Ales, Boteanu, Alina Lucica, Corral, Sandra Garrote, Giraldo, Alberto Sifuentes, Gámir, Mariluz Gámir, Mendoza, Antonio Zea, Adrovic, Amra, Dedeoglu, Reyhan, Sahin, Sezgin, Barut, Kenan, Koka, Aida, Oztunc, Funda, Kasapcopur, Ozgur, Rodriguez-Lozano, Ana Luisa, Rivas-Larrauri, Francisco, de la Puente, Silvestre García, Alves, Andressa G. F., Giacomin, Maria F. D. A., Farhat, Juliana, Braga, Alfésio L. F., Sallum, Adriana M. E., Campos, Lúcia M. D. A., Pereira, Luiz A. A., Lichtenfels, Ana J. D. F. C., Silva, Clóvis A., Farhat, Sylvia C. L., Acar, Banu, Ozcakar, Z. Birsin, Çakar, Nilgün, Uncu, Nermin, Gür, Gökçe, Özdel, Semanur, Yalçınkaya, Fatoş, Scott, Christiaan, Brice, Nicky, Nourse, Peter, Arango, Christine, Mosquera, Angela C., Malagon, Clara, Sakamoto, Ana P., Silva, Marco F. C. D., Lopes, Ananadreia S., Russo, Gleice C. S., Sallum, Adriana E. M., Kozu, Katia, Bonfá, Eloisa, Saad-Magalhães, Claudia, Pereira, Rosa M. R., Len, Claudio A., Terreri, Maria T., Suri, Deepti, Didel, Siyaram, Rawat, Amit, Singh, Surjit, Maritsi, Despoina, Onoufriou, MArgarita, Vougiouka, Olga, Tsolia, Maria, Bosak, Edi Paleka, Vidović, Mandica, Lamot, Mirta, Lamot, Lovro, Harjaček, Miroslav, Van Nieuwenhove, Erika, Liston, Adrian, Wouters, Carine, Tahghighi, Fatemeh, Ziaee, Vahid, Raeeskarami, Seid-Reza, Aguiar, Francisca, Pereira, Sandra, Rodrigues, Mariana, Moura, Cláudia, Rocha, Gustavo, Guimarães, Hercília, Brito, Iva, Fonseca, Rita, Horneff, Gerd, Klein, Ariane, Minden, Kirsten, Huppertz, Hans-Iko, Weller-Heinemann, Frank, Kuemmerle-Deschner, Jasmin, Haas, J-Peter, Hospach, Anton, Menendez-Castro, Ricardo, Huegle, Boris, Haas, Johannes-Peter, Swart, Joost, Giancane, Gabriella, Bovis, Francesca, Castagnola, Elio, Groll, Andreas, Lovell, Daniel J., Wolfs, Tom, Hofer, Michael, Panaviene, Violeta, Nielsen, Susan, Anton, Jordi, Uettwiller, Florence, Stanevicha, Valda, Trachana, Maria, Marafon, Denise Pires, Ailioaie, Constantin, Tsitsami, Elena, Kamphuis, Sylvia, Herlin, Troels, Doležalová, Pavla, Susic, Gordana, Flatø, Berit, Sztajnbok, Flavio, Pistorio, Angela, Martini, Alberto, Wulffraat, Nico, Ruperto, Nicolino, Gattorno, Marco, Brucato, Antonio, Finetti, Martina, Lazaros, George, Maestroni, Silvia, Carraro, Mara, Cumetti, Davide, Carobbio, Alessandra, Lorini, Monia, Rimini, Alessandro, Marcolongo, Renzo, Valenti, Anna, Erre, Gian Luca, Belli, Riccardo, Gaita, Fiorenzo, Sormani, Maria Pia, Imazio, Massimo, Abinun, Mario, Smith, Nicola, Rapley, Tim, McErlane, Flora, Kearsley-Fleet, Lianne, Hyrich, Kimme L., Foster, Helen, Tzaribachev, Nikolay, Zeft, Andrew, Cimaz, Rolando, Bohnsack, John, Griffin, Thomas, Carrasco, Ruy, Dare, Jason, Foeldvari, Ivan, Vehe, Richard, Simon, Teresa, Brunner, Hermine, Verazza, S., Davì, S., Consolaro, A., Insalaco, A., Gerloni, V., Cimaz, R., Zulian, F., Pastore, S., Corona, F., Conti, G., Barone, P., Cattalini, M., Cortis, E., Breda, L., Olivieri, A. N., Civino, A., Podda, R., Rigante, D., La Torre, F., D’Angelo, G., Jorini, M., Gallizzi, R., Maggio, M. C., Consolini, R., De Fanti, A., Alpigiani, M. G., Martini, A., Ravelli, A., Kısaarslan, Aysenur Pac, Gunduz, Zubeyde, Dusunsel, Ruhan, Dursun, Ismail, Poyrazoglu, Hakan, Kuchinskaya, Ekaterina, Abduragimova, Farida, Kostik, Mikhail, Sundberg, Erik, Omarsdottir, Soley, Klevenvall, Lena, Erlandsson-Harris, Helena, Basbozkurt, Gokalp, Erdemli, Ozge, Simsek, Dogan, Yazici, Fatih, Karsioglu, Yildirim, Tezcaner, Aysen, Keskin, Dilek, Ozkan, Huseyin, Acikel, Cengizhan, Demirkaya, Erkan, Orbán, Ilonka, Sevcic, Krisztina, Brodszky, Valentin, Kiss, Emese, Tekko, Ismaiel A., Rooney, Madeleine, McElnay, James, Taggart, Cliff, McCarthy, Helen, Donnelly, Ryan F., Slatter, Mary, Nademi, Zohreh, Friswell, Mark, Jandial, Sharmila, Flood, Terence, Hambleton, Sophie, Gennery, Andrew, Cant, Andrew, Duong, Phoi-Ngoc, Koné-Paut, Isabelle, Filocamo, Giovanni, Gamir, María Luz, Sanner, Helga, Carenini, Laura, Topdemir, Mesut, Karslioglu, Yildirim, Gok, Faysal, Tsurikova, Nadezhda, Ligostaeva, Elena, Ramchurn, Navdha R., Kostareva, O., Nikishina, I., Arsenyeva, S., Rodionovskaya, S., Kaleda, M., Alexeev, D., Dursun, Ismail Dursun, Murias, Sara, Barral, Estefania, Alcobendas, Rosa, Enriquez, Eugenia, Remesal, Agustin, de Inocencio, Jaime, Castro, Tania M., Lotufo, Simone A., Freye, Tatjana, Carlomagno, Raffaella, Zumbrunn, Thomas, Bonhoeffer, Jan, Schneider, Elvira Cannizzaro, Kaiser, Daniela, Hofer, Michaël, Hentgen, Véronique, Woerner, Andreas, Schwarz, Tobias, Klotsche, Jens, Niewerth, Martina, Ganser, Gerd, Jeyaratnam, Jerold, ter Haar, Nienke, Rigante, Donato, Dedeoglu, Fatma, Baris, Ezgi, Vastert, Sebastiaan, Frenkel, Joost, Hausmann, Jonathan S., Lomax, Kathleen G., Shapiro, Ari, Durrant, Karen L., Brogan, P. A., Hofer, M., Kuemmerle-Deschner, J. B., Lauwerys, B., Speziale, A., Leon, K., Wei, X., Laxer, R. M., Signa, Sara, Rusmini, Marta, Campione, Elena, Chiesa, Sabrina, Grossi, Alice, Omenetti, Alessia, Caorsi, Roberta, Viglizzo, Gianmaria, Ceccherini, Isabella, Federici, Silvia, Lachmann, Helen, Ruperto, Nicola, Vanoni, Federica, Gomes, Sonia Melo, Omoyinmi, Ebun, Arostegui, Juan I., Gonzalez-Roca, Eva, Eleftheriou, Despina, Klein, Nigel, Brogan, Paul, Volpi, Stefano, Santori, Elettra, Picco, Paolo, Pastorino, Claudia, Rice, Gillian, Tesser, Alessandra, Crow, Yanick, Candotti, Fabio, Sinoplu, Ada B., Yucel, Gozde, Pamuk, Gizem, Damian, Laura O., Lazea, Cecilia, Sparchez, Mihaela, Vele, Paulina, Muntean, Laura, Albu, Adriana, Rednic, Simona, Lazar, Calin, Mendonça, Leonardo O., Pontillo, Alessandra, Kalil, Jorge, Castro, Fabio M., Barros, Myrthes T., Pardeo, Manuela, Messia, Virginia, De Benedetti, Fabrizio, Insalaco, Antonella, Malighetti, Giorgia, Gorio, Chiara, Ricci, Francesca, Parissenti, Ilaria, Montesano, Paola, Bonafini, Barbara, Medeghini, Veronica, Cattalini, Marco, Giordano, Lucio, Zani, Giulia, Ferraro, Rosalba, Vairo, Donatella, Giliani, Silvia, Maggio, Maria Cristina, Luppino, Girolamo, Corsello, Giovanni, Fernandez, Maria Isabel Gonzalez, Montesinos, Berta Lopez, Vidal, Adriana Rodriguez, Gorospe, Juan I. Arostegui, Penades, Inmaculada Calvo, Rafiq, Nadia K., Wynne, Karen, Hussain, Khalid, Brogan, Paul A., Ang, Elizabeth, Ng, Nicholas, Kacar, Ayla, Gucenmez, Ozge Altug, Makay, Balahan, Unsal, Sevket Erbil, Sahin, Yasin, Kutlu, Tufan, Cullu-Cokugras, Fugen, Ayyildiz-Civan, Hasret, Erkan, Tulay, Al Zuhbi, Sana, Abdalla, Eiman, Russo, Ricardo A., Katsicas, María M., Minoia, Francesca, Ravelli, Angelo, Bhattad, Sagar, Gupta, Anju, Pandiarajan, Vignesh, Nada, Ritambhra, Tiewsoh, Kaara, Hawkins, Philip, Rowczenio, Dorota, Fingerhutova, Sarka, Franova, Jana, Prochazkova, Leona, Hlavackova, Eva, Dolezalova, Pavla, Evrengül, Havva, Yüksel, Selçuk, Doğan, Mustafa, Gürses, Dolunay, Evrengül, Harun, De Pauli, Silvia, Pastore, Serena, Bianco, Anna Monica, Severini, Giovanni Maria, Taddio, Andrea, Tommasini, Alberto, Salugina, Svetlana O., Fedorov, Evgeny, Kamenets, Elena, Zaharova, Ekaterina, Sleptsova, Tatiana, Alexeeva, Ekaterina, Savostyanov, Kirill, Pushkov, Alexander, Bzarova, Tatyana, Valieva, Saniya, Denisova, Rina, Isayeva, Kseniya, Chistyakova, Evgeniya, Soloshenko, Margarita, Kaschenko, Elena, Kaneko, Utako, Imai, Chihaya, Saitoh, Akihiko, Teixeira, Vitor A., Ramos, Filipa O., Costa, Manuela, Aviel, Yonatan Butbul, Fahoum, Shafe, Brik, Riva, Özçakar, Zeynep Birsin, Celikel, Banu Acar, Yalcinkaya, Fatos, Schiappapietra, Benedetta, Davi’, Sergio, Mongini, Federica, Giannone, Luisa, Bava, Cecilia, Alpigiani, Maria Giannina, Consolaro, Alessandro, Lazarevic, Dragana S., Vojinovic, Jelena, Basic, Jelena, Muratore, Valentina, Marzetti, Valentina, Quilis, Neus, Benavente, Belen Serrano, Alongi, Alessandra, Civino, Adele, Quartulli, Lorenzo, Januskeviciute, Giedre, van Dijkhuizen, Pieter, Groot, N., van Dijk, W., Kardolus, A., Suárez, Raul Gutiérrez, Nordal, Ellen B., Rypdal, Veronika G., Berntson, Lillemor, Ekelund, Maria, Aalto, Kristiina, Peltoniemi, Suvi, Zak, Marek, Glerup, Mia, Arnstad, Ellen D., Fasth, Anders, Rygg, Marite, Duarte, Ana Catarina, Sousa, Sandra, Teixeira, Lídia, Cordeiro, Ana, Santos, Mª José, Mourão, Ana Filipa, Santos, Maria José, Eusébio, Mónica, Lopes, Ana, Oliveira-Ramos, Filipa, Salgado, Manuel, Estanqueiro, Paula, Melo-Gomes, José, Martins, Fernando, Costa, José, Furtado, Carolina, Figueira, Ricardo, Branco, Jaime C., Fonseca, João E., Canhão, Helena, Mourão, Ana F., Santos, Maria Jose, Coda, Andrea, Cassidy, Samuel, West, Kerry, Hendry, Gordon, Grech, Debra, Jones, Julie, Hawke, Fiona, Grewal, Davinder Singh, Foley, Charlene, Killeen, Orla, MacDermott, Emma, Veale, Douglas, Fearon, Ursula, Konukbay, Dilek, Tarakci, Ela, Arman, Nilay, Şahin, Sezgin, Munro, Jane, Morgan, Esi, Riebschleger, Meredith, Horonjeff, Jennifer, Strand, Vibeke, Bingham, Clifton, Collante, Ma. 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Marín, Borrell, Ricardo Pujol, Barril, Sara Marsal, Gallo, Mónica Martínez, Caballero, Consuelo Modesto, Chyzheuskaya, Iryna, Byelyaeva, Lyudmyla M., Filonovich, Rostislav M., Khrustaleva, Helena K., Zajtseva, Larisa I., Yuraga, Tamara M., Giner, Thomas, Hackl, Lukas, Albrecht, Julia, Würzner, Reinhard, Brunner, Juergen, Minute, Marta, Parentin, Fulvio, Nocerino, Agostino, Nørgaard, Mette, Alberdi-Saugstrup, Mikel, Zak, Marek S., Nielsen, Susan M., Nordal, Ellen, Müller, Klaus G., Avramovič, Mojca Zajc, Dolžan, Vita, Toplak, Nataša, Avčin, Tadej, Ruperto, N., Lovell, D. J., Wallace, C., Toth, M., Foeldvari, I., Bohnsack, J., Milojevic, D., Rabinovich, C., Kingsbury, D., Marzan, K., Quartier, P., Minden, K., Chalom, E., Horneff, G., Kuester, R. M., Dare, J., Heinrich, M., Kupper, H., Kalabic, J., Brunner, H. I., Burgos-Vargas, Ruben, Constantin, Tamas, Dehoorne, Joke, Stanevica, Valda, Kobusinska, Katarzyna, Zuber, Zbigniew, Mouy, Richard, Rumba-Rozenfelde, Ingrida, Job-Deslandre, Chantal, Pederson, Ronald, Bukowski, Jack, Hinnershitz, Tina, Vlahos, Bonnie, Keskitalo, Paula, Kangas, Salla, Vähäsalo, Paula, Valencia, Raul A. Chavez, Martino, David, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Chiaroni-Clarke, Rachel, Meyer, Braydon, Allen, Roger C., Akikusa, Jonathan D., Craig, Jeffrey M., Saffrey, Richard, Ellis, Justine A., Wallace, Carol, Uziel, Yosef, Sterba, Gary, Schneider, Rayfel, Russo, Ricardo, Ramanan, Athimalaipet V., Schmid, Jana Pachlopnik, Nichols, Kim E, Miettunen, Paivi, Kitoh, Toshiyuki, Ilowite, Norman T., Henter, Jan-Inge, Grom, Alexei A, Behrens, Edward M., Avcin, Tadej, Aricò, Maurizio, Grevich, Sriharsha, Lee, Peggy, Ringold, Sarah, Leroux, Brian, Leahey, Hannah, Yuasa, Megan, Foster, Jessica, Sokolove, Jeremy, Lahey, Lauren, Robinson, William, Newson, Joshua, Stevens, Anne, Shoop, Stephanie J. W., Verstappen, Suzanne M. M., Thomson, Wendy, McDonagh, Janet E., Beukelman, Timothy, Kimura, Yuki, Natter, Marc, Ilowite, Norm, Mieszkalski, Kelly, Burrell, Grendel, Best, Brian, Bristow, Helen, Carr, Shannon, Dennos, Anne, Kaufmann, Rachel, Schanberg, Laura, Simonini, Gabriele, Lancini, Francesca, Gerbaux, Margaux, Lê, Phu-Quoc, Goffin, Laurence, Badot, Valérie, La, Céline, Caspers, Laure, Willermain, François, Ferster, Alina, Ceci, Maria, Licciardi, Francesco, Turco, Marco, Santarelli, Francesca, Montin, Davide, Toppino, Claudia, Alizzi, Clotilde, Papia, Bruno, Vergara, Beatrice, Corpora, Umberto, Messina, Luca, Tsinti, Maria, Dermentzoglou, Vasiliko, Tziavas, Panagiotis, Perica, Marija, Bukovac, Lana Tambić, Çakan, Mustafa, Ayaz, Nuray Aktay, Keskindemirci, Gonca, Lang, Michael, Laing, Catherine, Benseler, Susanne, Gerschman, Tommy, Luca, Nadia, Schmeling, Heinrike, Dropol, Anastasia, Taiani, Jaymi, Johnson, Nicole, Rusted, Brian, Nalbanti, Panagiota, Pratsidou, Polyxeni, Pardalos, Grigoris, Tzimouli, Vasiliki, Taparkou, Anna, Stavrakidou, Maria, Papachristou, Fotios, Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou, Florence, Bale, Peter, Robinson, Emily, Palman, Jason, Ralph, Elizabeth, Gilmour, Kimberly, Heard, Clare, Wedderburn, Lucy R., Barrense-Dias, Yara, Gregory, Antonarakis, Amira, Dhouib, Paolo, Scolozzi, Sylviane, Hanquinet, Michaël, Hofer, Panko, Nataliya, Shokry, Salah, Rakovska, Liudmila, Pino, Sally, Diaz-Maldonado, Adriana, Guarnizo, Pilar, Torreggiani, Sofia, Cressoni, Paolo, Garagiola, Umberto, Di Landro, Giancarla, Farronato, Giampietro, Corona, Fabrizia, Bell, Samantha, Bhatti, Parveen, Nelson, Lee, Mueller, Beth A., Simon, T. A., Baheti, A., Ray, N., Guo, Z., Hazra, Anasuya, Stock, Thomas, Wang, Ronnie, Mebus, Charles, Alvey, Christine, Lamba, Manisha, Krishnaswami, Sriram, Conte, Umberto, Wang, Min, Kingsbury, Daniel, Koskova, Elena, Smolewska, Elzbieta, Vehe, Richard K., Lovell, Daniel, Kubota, Tomohiro, Yasumura, Junko, Kizawa, Toshitaka, Yashiro, Masato, Yamatou, Tsuyoshi, Yamasaki, Yuichi, Takei, Syuji, Kawano, Yoshifumi, Nykvist, Ulrika Järpemo, Magnusson, Bo, Wicksell, Rikard, Palmblad, Karin, Olsson, Gunnar L., Modaressi, Mohammadreza, Moradinejad, Mohammad-Hassan, Seraya, Valentina, Vitebskaya, Alisa, Moshe, Veronica, Amarilyo, Gil, Harel, Liora, Hashkes, Phillip J, Mendelson, Amir, Rabinowicz, Noa, Reis, Yonit, Dāvidsone, Zane, Lazareva, Arina, Šantere, Ruta, Bērziņa, Dace, Staņēviča, Valda, Varnier, Giulia Camilla, Maillard, Susan, Ferrari, Cristina, Zaffarano, Silvia, Wienke, Judith, Enders, Felicitas Bellutti, van den Hoogen, Lucas L., Mertens, Jorre S., Radstake, Timothy R., Hotten, Henny G., Fritsch, Ruth, Wedderburn, Lucy, Nistala, Kiran, Prakken, Berent, van Royen-Kerkhof, Annet, Alhemairi, Mohammad, Muzaffer, Mohammed, Van Dijkhuizen, Pieter, Deakin, Claire T., Simou, Stefania, De Iorio, Maria, Wu, Qiong, Amin, Tania, Dossetter, Lee, Campanilho-Marques, Raquel, Deakin, Claire, Pilkington, Clarissa A., Rosina, Silvia, Soponkanaporn, Sirisucha, Arıcı, Zehra S., Tuğcu, Gökçen D., Batu, Ezgi D., Sönmez, Hafize E., Doğru-Ersöz, Deniz, Talim, Beril, Kiper, Nural, Özen, Seza, Solyom, Alexander, Batu, Ezgi, Mitchell, John, Kariminejad, Ariana, Hadipour, Fatemeh, Hadipour, Zahra, Torcoletti, Marta, Agostoni, Carlo, Di Rocco, Maja, Tanpaiboon, Pranoot, Superti-Furga, Andrea, Bonafé, Luisa, Arslan, Nur, Guelbert, Norberto, Ehlert, Karoline, Grigelioniene, Giedre, Puri, Ratna, Schuchman, Edward, Gomez, Pilar, Gonzalez, Tatiana, Yepez, Ricardo, Vargas, Camilo, Fernanda, Falcini, Lepri, Gemma, Ferrari, Alessandra, Matucci-Cerinic, Marco, Meini, Antonella, Moneta, Gian Marco, Marasco, Emiliano, Nicolai, Rebecca, Bracci-Laudiero, Luisa, Kopchak, Olga, Mushkin, Alexander, Maletin, Alexey, Mosquera, Catalina, Amorim, Rita A., Molina, Juliana, Moreira, Gustavo, Santos, Flávia H., Fraga, Melissa, Keppeke, Livia, Silva, Vanessa M., Hirotsu, Camila, Tufik, Sergio, Terreri, Maria Teresa, Braga, Vinícius L., Fonseca, Maria Beatriz, Schinzel, Vania, Terreri, Maria Teresa R., Jorge, Liliana, Guerra, Liana, Junior, Edson Amaro, Castiglione, Maria Cristina, Tricarico, Alessandra, Boulter, Emily, Schultz, Andre, Murray, Kevin, Falcini, Fernanda, Stagi, Stefano, Bellucci, Eleonora, Grein, Ingrid H. R., Pileggi, Gecilmara, Pinto, Natália B. F., de Oliveira, Aline L., Belyaeva, Lyudmila, Filonovich, Rostislav, Khrustaleva, Helena, Zajtseva, Larisa, Ilisson, Jaanika, Pruunsild, Chris, Gilliaux, Olivier, Corazza, Francis, Lelubre, Christophe, Morel, Zoilo, C, Claudia Saad-Magalhães, Lira, Luis, Ladino, Mabel, Eraso, Ruth, Arroyo, Ivonne, Silva, Clovis, and Rose, Carlos

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2017
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15. Hydrocortisone Malabsorption due to Polyethylene Glycols (Macrogol 3350) in a Girl with Congenital Adrenal Insufficiency.

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Stagi, Stefano, Greco, Paolo Del, Ricci, Franco, Iurato, Chiara, Poggi, Giovanni, Seminara, Salvatore, and de Martino, Maurizio

Subjects
*DOPPLER ultrasonography, *CHEMILUMINESCENCE assay, *HYDROCORTISONE, *MALABSORPTION syndromes, *POLYETHYLENE glycol, *ADRENAL insufficiency, *DISEASE complications
Abstract

Background Primary adrenal insufficiency is relatively rare in children and, if unrecognized, may present with cardiovascular collapse, making it a potentially life-threatening entity. Case presentation The proposita, 11 months old of age, was admitted for lethargy and severe dehydration. Blood pressure was 62/38 mm Hg, and biochemical measurements showed hyponatraemia, hypochloraemia, hyperkalaemia, and metabolic acidaemia. Renin activity was 1484 μU/mL; cortisol, 1.03 μg/dL (normal, 5-25 μg/dL); and corticotropin (ACTH), 4832 ng/L (normal, 9- 52 ng/L). Adrenal deficiency was diagnosed, and replacement therapy with glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids was initiated. After 40 days, ACTH was 797 ng/L. During follow-up, the patient started taking macrogol twice daily for constipation and experienced a significant increase in ACTH (3262 ng/L), which dropped to 648 ng/L when macrogol was stopped. After arbitrary reintroduction of macrogol, the child presented with hypoglycaemia, lethargy, weakness, and hypotonia; ACTH was 3145 ng/L. After again stopping macrogol, her ACTH was near normalized (323 ng/L). Conclusion Hydrocortisone malabsorption may be caused by macrogol use. Because chronic constipation is frequently reported in children, the possibility that macrogol contributes to adrenal crisis should be taken in account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2014
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16. The ever-expanding conundrum of primary osteoporosis: aetiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Stagi, Stefano, Cavalli, Loredana, Seminara, Salvatore, de Martino, Maurizio, and Brandi, Maria Luisa

Abstract

In recent years, as knowledge regarding the etiopathogenetic mechanisms of bone involvement characterizing many diseases has increased and diagnostic techniques evaluating bone health have progressively improved, the problem of low bone mass/quality in children and adolescents has attracted more and more attention, and the body evidence that there are groups of children who may be at risk of osteoporosis has grown. This interest is linked to an increased understanding that a higher peak bone mass (PBM) may be one of the most important determinants affecting the age of onset of osteoporosis in adulthood. This review provides an updated picture of bone pathophysiology and characteristics in children and adolescents with paediatric osteoporosis, taking into account the major causes of primary osteoporosis (PO) and evaluating the major aspects of bone densitometry in these patients. Finally, some options for the treatment of PO will be briefly discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014

17. Coeliac disease and risk for other autoimmune diseases in patients with Williams-Beuren syndrome.

Author

Stagi, Stefano, Lapi, Elisabetta, D'Avanzo, Maria Gabriella, Perferi, Giancarlo, Romano, Silvia, Giglio, Sabrina, Azzari, Chiara, Chiarelli, Francesco, and de Martino, Maurizio

Subjects
*AUTOIMMUNE diseases, *CELIAC disease, *MALABSORPTION syndromes, *AUTOANTIBODIES, *AUTOIMMUNITY, *PATIENTS, *DISEASE risk factors
Abstract

Background A higher prevalence of coeliac disease (CD) has been reported in patients with Williams- Beuren syndrome (WBS), though coexistence with other autoimmune diseases has not been evaluated. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of the more frequent autoimmune diseases and organ- and non-organ specific autoantibodies in WBS. Methods We longitudinally analysed 46 WBS patients to evaluate the prevalence and co-occurrence of the major autoantibodies and HLA typing for CD diagnosis. These data were compared with healthy age- and sex-matched controls and Down (DS) and Turner (TS) syndrome patients. Results CD was diagnosed in one (2.2%) WBS patient; this differed significantly from DS and TS (respectively, 10.5% and 9.4%; P < 0.005) but not from healthy controls (0.6%; P = NS). However, no patients with WBS showed anti-thyroid antibodies or other organ- and nonorgan specific autoantibodies, which differed significantly from DS (respectively, 10.5% and 7.0%; P < 0.005) and TS (respectively, 9.4% and 9.3%; P < 0.005) patients but not from healthy controls (1.1% and 2.3%). The frequencies of CD-specific HLA-DQ heterodimers were not significantly higher than controls, even though the WBS patients more frequently carried the DQA1*0505 allele (57% vs. 39%; P < 0.05). Conclusions CD may not be more frequent in patients with WBS. In fact, no evidence of a significantly higher prevalence of other autoimmune diseases or positivity of the main organ and nonorgan specific autoantibodies was found in WBS, such as showed in the healthy controls and unlike by the patients with Turner or Down syndrome. This should prompt us to better understand the occurrence of CD in WBS. Other studies or longer follow-up might be useful to clarify this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2014
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18. Kawasaki disease in a girl with turner syndrome: a remarkable association.

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Stagi, Stefano, Losi, Stefania, Chiarelli, Francesco, de Martino, Maurizio, and Falcini, Fernanda

Abstract

We describe a girl with Turner syndrome, a genetic disorder of the X chromosome in a phenotypic female at increased risk of autoimmune and immunological diseases, who developed Kawasaki disease at the age of four years. Given the possible relationship between these two disorders, we recommend suspecting Kawasaki disease in patients with Turner syndrome who present with persistent fever of unknown origin and who are not responsive to antibiotic therapy. Attention should be given to this phenomenon, as patients with Turner syndrome are themselves at higher risk of cardiovascular defects. Further studies are needed to better clarify this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014

20. Type II diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance due to severe hyperinsulinism in patients with 1p36 deletion syndrome and a Prader-Willi-like phenotype.

Author

Stagi, Stefano, Lapi, Elisabetta, Pantaleo, Marilena, Chiarelli, Francesco, Seminara, Salvatore, and De Martino, Maurizio

Subjects
*TYPE 2 diabetes, *GLUCOSE, *HORMONES, *BLOOD testing, *DRUG resistance
Abstract

Background Deletion of the subtelomeric region of 1p36 is one of the most common subtelomeric deletion syndromes. In monosomy 1p36, the presence of obesity is poorly defined, and glucose metabolism deficiency is rarely reported. However, the presence of a typical Prader-Willilike phenotype in patients with monosomy 1p36 is controversial. Case presentation In this report, we describe two female patients, one who is 6 years 2 months of age and another who is 10 years 1 month of age, both referred to our hospital for obesity and a Prader-Willi-like phenotype. These patients presented with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] was 26.4 and 27.7, respectively), hyperphagia and developmental delay. Analysis of basal hormone levels showed normal thyroid function and adrenal function but considerable basal hyperinsulinism (the insulin levels were 54.5 and 49.2 μU/ml, respectively). In patient 1, glycaemia was 75 mg/dl (HOMA-R 10.09), and the HbA1c level was 6.1%; in patient 2, glycaemia was 122 mg/dl, and the HbA1c level was 6.6% (HOMA-R 14.82). An oral glucose tolerance test demonstrated impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus with marked insulin resistance (the peak insulin level for each patient was 197 and 279 μU/mL, respectively, while the 120' insulin level of each patient was 167 and 234 μU/mL, respectively). Conclusion some patients with monosomy 1p36 may show Prader-Willi-like physical and physiologic characteristics such as obesity and hyperinsulinism with impaired glucose metabolism, which can cause type II diabetes mellitus. Further studies are necessary to evaluate these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2014
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21. Long-term auxological and endocrinological evaluation of patients with 9p trisomy: a focus on the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor-I axis.

Author

Stagi, Stefano, Lapi, Elisabetta, Seminara, Salvatore, Guarducci, Silvia, Pantaleo, Marilena, Giglio, Sabrina, Chiarelli, Francesco, and de Martino, Maurizio

Subjects
*DIAGNOSIS of Down syndrome, *DWARFISM, *ENDOCRINOLOGY, *INSULIN, *SCOLIOSIS, *HUMAN growth hormone, *DELAYED puberty
Abstract

Background Trisomy 9p is an uncommon anomaly characterised by mental retardation, head and facial abnormalities, congenital heart defects, kidney abnormalities, and skeletal malformations. Affected children may also show growth and puberty retardation with delayed bone age. Auxological and endocrinological data are lacking for this syndrome. Methods We describe three girls and one boy with 9p trisomy showing substantial growth failure, and we evaluate the main causes of their short stature. Results The target height was normal in all families, ranging from 0.1 and -1.2 standard deviation scores (SDS). The patients had a low birth-weight (from -1.2 to -2.4 SDS), birth length (from -1.1 to -3.2 SDS), and head circumference (from -0.5 to -1.6 SDS). All patients presented with substantial growth (height) retardation at the time of 9p trisomy diagnosis (from -3.0 to -3.8 SDS). The growth hormone stimulation test revealed a classic growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in patients 1, 3, and 4. In contrast, patient 2 was determined to have a GH neurosecretory dysfunction (GHNSD). The plasma concentrations of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were low in all patients for their ages and sexes (from -2.0 to -3.4 SDS, and from -1.9 to -2.8 SDS, respectively). The auxological follow-up showed that those patients who underwent rhGH treatment exhibited a very good response to the GH therapy, whereas patients 3 and 4, whose families chose not to use rhGH treatment, did not experience any significant catch-up growth. Conclusions GH deficiency appears to be a possible feature of patients with 9p trisomy syndrome. These patients, particularly those with growth delays, should be evaluated for GH secretion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2014
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22. The treatment of obesity in children and adolescents: consensus position statement of the Italian society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetology, Italian Society of Pediatrics and Italian Society of Pediatric Surgery.

Author

Maffeis C, Olivieri F, Valerio G, Verduci E, Licenziati MR, Calcaterra V, Pelizzo G, Salerno M, Staiano A, Bernasconi S, Buganza R, Crinò A, Corciulo N, Corica D, Destro F, Di Bonito P, Di Pietro M, Di Sessa A, deSanctis L, Faienza MF, Filannino G, Fintini D, Fornari E, Franceschi R, Franco F, Franzese A, Giusti LF, Grugni G, Iafusco D, Iughetti L, Lera R, Limauro R, Maguolo A, Mancioppi V, Manco M, Del Giudice EM, Morandi A, Moro B, Mozzillo E, Rabbone I, Peverelli P, Predieri B, Purromuto S, Stagi S, Street ME, Tanas R, Tornese G, Umano GR, and Wasniewska M

Subjects
Child, Humans, Adolescent, Consensus, Societies, Medical, Italy, Pediatric Obesity surgery, Pediatrics
Abstract

This Position Statement updates the different components of the therapy of obesity (lifestyle intervention, drugs, and surgery) in children and adolescents, previously reported in the consensus position statement on pediatric obesity of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology and the Italian Society of Pediatrics. Lifestyle intervention is the first step of treatment. In children older than 12 years, pharmacotherapy is the second step, and bariatric surgery is the third one, in selected cases. Novelties are available in the field of the medical treatment of obesity. In particular, new drugs demonstrated their efficacy and safety and have been approved in adolescents. Moreover, several randomized control trials with other drugs are in process and it is likely that some of them will become available in the future. The increase of the portfolio of treatment options for obesity in children and adolescents is promising for a more effective treatment of this disorder., (© 2023. The Author(s).)

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2023
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