Table of Contents

Letter from the Editors ..............  1

REVIEW

Molecular Genetics of Familial Hyperparathyroidism

A. Villablanca, A. Höög, C. Larsson and B.T. Teh, Sweden and USA ............  3

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Mutational Analysis of the Estrogen Receptor Alpha Gene in Israeli Osteoporotic Men and Women

M. Eckstein, I. Vered, A. Karasik, S. Ish Shalom, I. Nobikov, Y. Weisman and E. Friedman, Israel ........  13

Somatic Mutation Analysis of the MEN1 Gene in Adrenocortical Tumors Using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE)

M. Mark, A. Morelli, M.L. Brandi, A. Falchetti, D. Olchovski, G. Arnaldi, F. Mantero and E. Friedman, Israel and Italy  .........     21

The Human Germ Cell-Less (HGCL): A Candidate Gene for Alström Syndrome

E. Nili, G.S. Cojocaru, G.B. Collin, P.M. Nishina, F. Brok-Simoni, N. Amariglio, A.J. Simon and G. Rechavi, Israel and USA   .........    29

Clinical, Hormonal and Molecular Genetic Characterization of Hungarian Patients with
11β-Hydroxylase Deficiency

J. Sólyom, K. Rácz, F. Péter, J. Homoki, W.G. Sippell and M. Peter, Hungary and Germany ...  37

Molecular Analysis of the Growth Hormone Gene (GH1) in Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency

M. Giordano, M. Lessi, R. Paracchini, A. Petri, E. Ozerkan, L. Cavallo, M. Wasniewska, G. Aimaretti, P. Momigliano-Richiardi and G. Bona, Italy and Turkey ......  45

A Novel Polymorphism in Exon 4 of the Growth Hormone Gene and Association of Short Stature with a Known 5´ UTR Polymorphism

D. Counts and T. Palese, USA .................  55

Complete Deficiency of Growth Hormone, Thyrotropin and Prolactin in Two Siblings: A New Pit-1 Mutation

İ. Bircan, S. Semiz, J.D. Cogan and L.K. Hedges, Turkey and USA ...  61

BOOK REVIEWS ......... 69

CALENDAR ............ 73

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