mccune-albright syndrome (mas) is a rare, heterogenous, clinical condition caused by a rare genetic mutation. the disorder is more common in females and is characterized by a triad of cutaneous, bone and endocrine abnormalities.  we describe a girl patient with mas having precocious puberty and multiple cafe-au-lait macules and deforming polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of bone. clinical presentat...

Recently, significant media attention has been focused on testosterone supplementation therapy (TST) and increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Treatment for testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) has been on the rise in the past several years. US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) drug utilization data showed sales increased 65% between 2009 and 2013 (1). The true prevalence of TDS varies based on ...

A 30-year-old male was referred for the rapid development of gynecomastia, and dramatic hyperestrogenemia was assessed: plasma estrone, estradiol but also cortisol were not suppressed by high-dose dexamethasone, while gonadotropin pulsatility was completely abolished. A 60-mm right adrenal tumor was evidenced on computed tomography-scan, and the patient underwent adrenalectomy. The tumor was fo...

McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is a rare, heterogenous, clinical condition caused by a rare genetic mutation. The disorder is more common in females and is characterized by a triad of cutaneous, bone and endocrine abnormalities.  We describe a girl patient with MAS having precocious puberty and multiple cafe-au-lait macules and deforming polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of bone. Clinical presentat...

CYP19A1 Aromatase excess syndrome is characterized by pre- or peripubertal onset of gynecomastia due to estrogen excess because of a gain-of-function mutation in the aromatase gene (CYP19A1). Subchromosomal recombination events including duplication, deletion, and inversion has been identified. The latter two recombinations recruit novel promoters for CYP19A1 through a unique mechanism. Gynecom...

Feeding experiments with diets containing Fusarium toxin-contaminated wheat were conducted to clarify the pathogenesis of immunological effects of Fusarium toxins to porcine spleen cells. Contaminated diets were fed to 36 Landrace prepubertal gilts for 35 d. Concentrations (as-fed basis) of the indicator toxins deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON), respectively, were 210 and 4 (control--g...