Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)
Volume 96 | IMPE2023

IMPE 2023

Buenos Aires, Argentina
04 Mar 2023 - 07 Mar 2023

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11th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE 2023). 4 -7 March 2023 - Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Symposia

Hypothalamo-pituitary disease and development

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Molecular Mechanisms of Congenital Hypopituitarism

Camper Sally

Congenital hypopituitarism occurs in approximately 1/4000 births. Affected children have either isolated growth hormone deficiency or multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies. 65% of these individuals have syndromic features, such as abnormalities in craniofacial, gonadal, eye, and/or central nervous system development. 57% of the cases are dominant with incomplete penetrance, and the presentation is highly variable, even among related individuals. 67 different genes have been ...