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ey0018.1-17 | Pituitary Function and Viral Diseases | ESPEYB18

1.17. Clinical and biochemical features of hypopituitarism among brazilian children with Zika virus-induced microcephaly

LL Ferreira , JP Aguilar Ticona , PS Silveira-Mattos , MB Arriaga , TB Moscato , GC Conceicao , ACD Santos , F Costa , CAD Alves , SR Antonini

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e219878. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.987.Ferreira et al. assessed postnatal growth and possible hypopituitarism at the age of 27 months in 65 children with microcephaly (head circumference, HC, < -2 S.D.) associated with congenital Zika virus (CZV) infection. Despite short stature, marked microcephaly and severe brain abnorm...

ey0017.4-14 | New paradigms | ESPEYB17

4.14. Circulating IGF-1 independently predicts blood pressure in children with higher calcium-phosphorus product levels

S Xargay-Torrent , E Dorado-Ceballos , A Benavides-Boixader , E Lizarraga-Mollinedo , B Mas-Pares , M Montesinos-Costa , F De Zegher , L Ibanez , J Bassols , A Lopez-Bermejo

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Jan 1;105(1):dgz101.The aim of this prospective longitudinal study of 521 healthy children (8.8 ± 0.1) was to evaluate the correlation of circulating IGF-I levels with metabolic and cardiovascular parameters and the potential interaction with the Calcium-Phosphorus product (Ca&ast;P). 158 subjects were re-evaluated after a follow-up of 5 years. Baseline IGF-I and IGF-I/IGFBP-3 molar r...