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ey0018.6-12 | Reviews with Clinical Impact for DSD Care | ESPEYB18

6.12. Peptide hormone analysis in diagnosis and treatment of Differences of Sex Development: joint position paper of EU COST Action 'DSDnet' and European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions

TH Johannsen , AM Andersson , SF Ahmed , YB de Rijke , RF Greaves , MF Hartmann , O Hiort , PM Holterhus , NP Krone , A Kulle , ML Ljubicic , G Mastorakos , J McNeilly , AM Pereira , A Saba , SA Wudy , KM Main , A Juul

Eur J Endocrinol. 2020 Jun;182(6):P1–P15. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0831. PMID: 32268295.This paper describes the concerted efforts of the EU COST Action DSDNet and the European network for rare endocrine diseases Endo-ERN. A total of 33 laboratories were involved and they describe state of the art assessments of the peptide hormones: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH)...

ey0017.6-3 | Differences/Disorders of Sex Development: A DSDnet Pape | ESPEYB17

6.3. Peptide hormone analysis in diagnosis and treatment of differences of sex development: Joint position paper of EU COST action ‘DSDnet’ and european reference network on rare endocrine conditions

TH Johannsen , AM Andersson , SF Ahmed , YB de Rijke , RF Greaves , MF Hartmann , O Hiort , PM Holterhus , NP Krone , A Kulle , ML Ljubicic , G Mastorakos , J McNeilly , AM Pereira , A Saba , SA Wudy , KM Main , A Juul

To read the full abstract: Eur J Endocrinol. 2020, Jun; 182: P1–p15; doi: https://eje.bioscientifica.com/downloadpdf/journals/eje/182/6/EJE-19-0831.pdfDiagnosis and monitoring of therapies for DSD patients require clinical, biochemical and genetic assessments. Biochemical analyses comprise the measurements of peptide and steroid hormones. This positi...

ey0017.8-17 | Food for Thought | ESPEYB17

8.17. Plasma renin measurements are unrelated to mineralocorticoid replacement dose in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency

R Pofi , A Prete , V Thornton-Jones , J Bryce , SR Ali , Ahmed S Faisal , A Balsamo , F Baronio , A Cannuccia , A Guven , T Guran , F Darendeliler , C Higham , W Bonfig , L de Vries , TASS Bachega , MC Miranda , BB Mendonca , V Iotova , M Korbonits , NP Krone , R Krone , A Lenzi , W Arlt , RJ Ross , AM Isidori , JW Tomlinson

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 105(1): dgz055. PMID: 31613957.Mineralocorticoid (MC) replacement therapy along with glucocorticoid (GC) replacement is crucial to avoid life-threating adrenal crises in Addison´s disease (AD) and in classical CAH (1–3). MC is administered with the aim of achieving plasma renin concentration (PRC) within the upper limit of ...