IMPE Abstracts

Introduction: The IHH gene (Indian hedgehog) is predominantly expressed in the developing skeleton. It encodes a protein produced by chondrocytes and involved in the IHH signaling pathway of paracrine cartilage growth factors (1). This protein, together with the PTHrP (parathyroid hormone-related protein) system, coordinates the proliferation and hypertrophy of chondrocytes (1). Inactivation of the IHH in humans causes numerous skeletal chondrodysplasias, incl...

Introduction: Thyroid cancer is a rare disease in children. Malignancy should be suspected in the presence of non-infectious cervical adenopathy, a palpable thyroid nodule, or an asymmetric thyroid gland. Risk factors associated with developing follicular thyroid cancer include autoimmune thyroid disorders, iodine deficiency, and prior exposure to radiation.Case report: A 6-year-old male patient was evaluated at the pedi...