ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0015.7-11 | New genes in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism | ESPEYB15

7.11 KLB, encoding β-Klotho, is mutated in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

C Xu , A Messina , E Somm , H Miraoui , T Kinnunen , J Acierno , NJ Niederländer , J Bouilly , AA Dwyer , Y Sidis , D Cassatella , GP Sykiotis , R Quinton , C De Geyter , M Dirlewanger , V Schwitzgebel , TR Cole , AA Toogood , JM Kirk , L Plummer , U Albrecht , WF Crowley , M Mohammadi , M Tena-Sempere , V Prevot , N Pitteloud

To read the full abstract: EMBO Mol Med. 2017 Oct;9(10):1379-1397[Comments on 7.10 and 7.11] During embryonic development, GnRH neurons originate in the olfactory placode and migrate through the nasal mesenchyme using the olfactory/vomeronasal axons as a scaffold to reach their final destination in the basal forebrain1,2. Th...

ey0015.7-8 | Genetic architecture of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and delayed puberty | ESPEYB15

7.8 Congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and constitutional delay of growth and puberty have distinct genetic architectures

D Cassatella , SR Howard , JS Acierno , C Xu , GE Papadakis , FA Santoni , AA Dwyer , S Santini , GP Sykiotis , C Chambion , J Meylan , L Marino , L Favre , J Li , X Liu , J Zhang , PM Bouloux , C Geyter , A Paepe , WS Dhillo , JM Ferrara , M Hauschild , M Lang-Muritano , JR Lemke , C Flück , A Nemeth , F Phan-Hug , D Pignatelli , V Popovic , S Pekic , R Quinton , G Szinnai , D l'Allemand , D Konrad , S Sharif , ÖT Iyidir , BJ Stevenson , H Yang , L Dunkel , N Pitteloud

To read the full abstract: Eur J Endocrinol. 2018 Apr;178(4):377-388[Comments on 7.7 and 7.8] Familial self-limited delayed puberty is highly heritable and has a clear genetic basis as described in the review written by Sasha Howard. Recent studies suggest that the genetic basis of self-limited delayed puberty is likely to be highly heteroge...

ey0020.5-13 | Basic Research | ESPEYB20

5.13. NOS1 mutations cause hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with sensory and cognitive deficits that can be reversed in infantile mice

K Chachlaki , A Messina , V Delli , V Leysen , C Maurnyi , C Huber , G Ternier , K Skrapits , G Papadakis , S Shruti , M Kapanidou , X Cheng , J Acierno , J Rademaker , S Rasika , R Quinton , M Niedziela , D L'Allemand , D Pignatelli , M Dirlewander , M Lang-Muritano , P Kempf , S Catteau-Jonard , NJ Niederlander , P Ciofi , M Tena-Sempere , J Garthwaite , L Storme , P Avan , E Hrabovszky , A Carleton , F Santoni , P Giacobini , N Pitteloud , V Prevot

Brief summary: This study identified nitric oxide synthase 1 (NOS1) heterozygous missense variants in 6 patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Altered minipuberty and puberty as well as cognitive impairment were observed in NOS1 deficient mice.Nitric oxide (NO) is produced under the control of NO synthase in hypothalamic neurons. NO plays a crucial role in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion, acting as a strong inhibitory sig...