'Alternative splicing of the thyroid hormone receptor alpha gene regulates skeletal development' (OC1), T Galliford, A Ghaffar, J Bassett & G Williams, Imperial College, London.

'Quality of life (QoL) in male and female patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) compared to healthy subjects and patients with primary adrenal insufficiency' (OC8), B Bleicken, S Hahner, M Loeffler, M Ventz, B Allolio & M Quinkler, Charite University Medicine Berlin.

'Novel hypothalamic regulation by the Vitamin A signalling pathway' (P218), K Shearer, T Goodman, A Ross, P Morgan, P McCaffery, University of Aberdeen.

'Mitosis regulates GR trafficking and impacts GR function' (P332), L Matthews, D Spiller, C Rivers, M Norman, M White, D Ray, University of Manchester.

All abstracts presented during the SfE BES 2009 meeting can be accessed at the link below. All other prize winners from the SfE BES 2009 meeting will be announced on the Society website shortly.

Endocrine abstracts