JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 22, NUMBER 10

OCTOBER 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIAL
Overuse or Misuse of Thyroid Function Tests in Pediatrics
Z. Zadik, Rehovot, Israel [free text]	875
COMMENTARY
Ethical Considerations about Medical Practices and the Health Team in Relation to Contributions from Commercial Firms
M.B. Miras Miartus, on behalf of the Bioethics Subcommittee of the Latin-American Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, Córdoba, Argentina [free text]	877
IMAGES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Congenital Hypothyroidism Associated with Neonatal Tooth, Pierre-Robin Syndrome and Congenital Heart Defects
A. Toromanovic and H. Tahirovic, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina [free text]	881
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
A Survey on Prader-Willi Syndrome in the Italian Population: Prevalence of Historical and Clinical Signs
A. Crinò, G. Di Giorgio, C. Livieri, G. Grugni, L. Beccaria, L. Bosio, A. Corrias, G. Chiumello, G. Trifirò, A. Salvatoni, G. Tonini, L. Gargantini, T. de Toni, G. Valerio, L. Ragusa, A. Franzese, M.M. Rinaldi, S. Spera, G. Castelli Gattinara, S. Villani and L. Iughetti, on behalf of the Genetic Obesity Study Group of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED), Rome, Pavia, Lecco, Milan, Turin, Varese, Trieste, Bergamo, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Genoa, Naples, Enna and Verbania, Italy	883
Association Between Serum Levels of the Soluble Receptor (sRAGE) for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) and their Receptor (RAGE) in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
A. Dettoraki, A.P. Rojas Gil and B.E. Spiliotis, Patras, Greece [free text]	895
Adiposity is Associated with Endothelial Activation in Healthy 2-3 Year-old Children
C. Castro, R.P. Tracy, R.J. Deckelbaum, C.E. Basch and S. Shea, New York, NY and Colchester, VT, USA [free text]	905
Homocysteine, Fibrinogen and Anti-ox-LDL Antibody Levels as Markers of Atherosclerosis in Prepubertal Obese Children
F. Ezgü, L. Tümer, F. Özbay, A. Hasanoğlu, G. Biberoğlu and C. Aybay, Ankara, Turkey	915
Congenital Hypopituitarism: Clinico-Radiological Correlation
P. Dutta, A. Bhansali, P. Singh, R. Rajput, N. Khandelwal and S. Bhadada, Chandigarh, India	921
The Effect of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 on the Immune System
M. Dogan, M. Erol, Y. Cesur, S. Ari Yuca and Ş.Z. Doğan, Van, Turkey	929
Characterization of GH-1 Mutations in Children with Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency in the Turkish Population
A. Coker, E. Cetinkaya, B. Dundar, Z. Siklar, A. Buyukgebiz and A. Arman, Istanbul, Ankara and Isparta, Turkey	937
Etiology and Clinical Features of Isosexual Precocious Puberty in Taiwanese Girls: Twenty-Three Years’ Experience in National Taiwan University Hospital
C.-T. Lee, Y.-C. Tung and W.-Y. Tsai, Taipei, Taiwan	947
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Adiponectin Gene Polymorphisms in Obese Greek Youth
P. Panagopoulou, E. Stamna, G. Tsolkas, A. Galli-Tsinopoulou, E. Pavlitou-Tsiontsi, S. Nousia-Arvanitakis and N. Vavatsi-Christaki, Thessaloniki, Greece	955
PATIENT REPORT LETTERS
Intractable Neonatal Seizures: An Unusual Presentation of Congenital Hypothyroidism
R.P. Sutsko, I. Braziuniene, J.G. Saslow, N. Razi, B. Amendolia, G. Stahl and Z.H. Aghai, Camden, NJ, USA	961
Novel Use of Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy in Localization of Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism: Promising but Fallible
S. Dutta, S. Venkataseshan, C. Bal, K.L.N. Rao, K. Gupta, A. Bhattacharya and A. Narang, Chandigarh and New Delhi, India	965
9 Years Follow-up of a Patient with Pituitary Form of Resistance to Thyroid Hormones Comparison of Two Treatment Periods of D-Thyroxine and Triiodothyroacetic Acid
T. Guran, S. Turan, R. Bircan and A. Bereket, Istanbul and Tekirdağ, Turkey	971
Short Stature, Celiac Disease and Growth Hormone Deficiency
D. Nemet, A. Raz, E. Zifman, H. Morag and A. Eliakimr, Kfar Saba, Israel	979
CALENDAR	985