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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMES

Endocrine Medicine

Endocrine Medicine Programme: consisting of 4 research groups from the area of

endocrinology and pediatrics, ranging from basic clinical care, study on the molecular
basis of a disease and the application of therapeutic solutions.
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Diseases affecting pituitary hormones and their target tissues, such as:
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Rare Diseases
• Growth hormone (GH): Acromegaly.
Studied
• Steroid hormones: Cushing’s syndrome, familial glucocorticoid deficiency, androgen

deficiency and sexual differentiation anomalies.
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• Thyroid hormones: congenital hypothyroidism, Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.

To study disorders caused by hormonal dysfunction relating to the pituitary gland and
Objectives
target organs.

The groups of diseases that stand out:

• Involve growth hormone (GH): Acromegaly and deficiency of GH.

• Involve steroid hormones: Cushing’s syndrome, familial glucocorticoid deficiency,

androgen deficiency and sexual differentiation anomalies.

• Involve thyroid hormones: congenital hypothyroidism and resistances to thyroid
hormones, including the Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.

Scientific Coordinator: Dr. Susan Webb, U747.
Groups
• Dr. Juan Bernal, U708.
forming
• Dr. Antonio Carrascosa, U712.
the RP
• Dr. Luis Castao Gonzlez, U725A.
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• Dr. Andrs Medrano, RP Scientific Manager.
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