JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1998

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from the editors ............. 1

REVIEWS

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in the Era of Molecular Genetics and the Internet: A Point of View

G.L. Warne, J.D. Zajac and H.E. MacLean, Melbourne, Australia ............. 3

Animal Models of Type I (Insulin-Dependent) Diabetes Mellitus

D Cheţa, Bucharest, Romania ............. 11

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS

Anticardiolipin Antibodies in First-Degree Relatives of Type 1 (Insulin-Dependent) Diabetic Patients

G. d’Annunzio, R. Caporali, C. Montecucco, L. Vitali, A. Alibrandi, P. Stroppa, S. Fiocchi and R. Lorini, Pavia, Italy ............ 21

Insulin Secretion and Insulin Resistance Determined by Euglycemic Clamp

B. Sarioğlu, E. Özerkan, Ş. Can, I. Yaprak and R. Topçuoğlu, Izmir, Turkey ............ 27

Unusual Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of the Sellar Region in Subjects with Hypopituitarism: Report of 4 Cases

S. Zuccini, L. Mazzanti, P. Ambrosetto, S. Salardi and E. Cacciari, Bologna, Italy.......... 35

Growth Hormone Deficient Children Treated From Before Two Years Old Fail to Catch-up Completely Within Five Years of Therapy

T. Arrigo, M. Bozzola, L. Cavallo, L. Ghizzoni, M. Maghnie, M.F. Messina, M. Wasniewska and F. De Luca, Messina, Pavia, Bari and Parma, Italy ............ 45

Final Height in Long-term Primary Hypothyroid Children

A. Chiesa, L. Gruñeiro de Papendieck, A. Keselman, J.J. Heinrich and C. Bergadá, Buenos Aires, Argentina ........... 51

Patients with Hashimoto’s Disease Treated with L-Thyroxine and Followed for Three Years

G.C. Mussa, A. Corrias, M. Mostert, D. Pellegrino and L. Silvestro, Turin, Italy ............. 59

Onset of Obesity in Children through the Recall of Parents: Relationship to Parental Obesity and Life Events

A. Franzese, G. Valerio, A. Argenziano, A. Esposito-Del Puente, M.P. Iannucci, G. Caputo, L. Alfonsi, F. Contaldo and A. Rubino, Naples, Italy ............. 63

PATIENT REPORTS

Normal Growth in a Patient with Septo-Optic Dysplasia despite both Growth Hormone and IGF-I Deficiency

A. Bereket, C.H. Lang, M.E. Geffner and T.A. Wilson, Ankara, Turkey and Stony Brook, NY and Los Angeles, CA, USA ........ 69

Central Precocious Puberty in a Girl with McCune-Albright Syndrome Responds to Treatment with GnRH Analogue

H. Schmidt and W. Kiess, Munich and Giessen, Germany ......... 77

Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Children: Patient Report and Review of the Literature

D. Damiani, C.H. Aguiar, V.S. Bueno, F.L.M. Montenegro, V.H.K. Koch, A.M. Cocozza, A.C. Cordeiro, V. Dichtchekenian and N. Setian, São Paulo, Brazil ........... 83

Forum and correspondence .......... 87

Book reviews .......... 87

FDA Announcement of Withdrawal of Fenfluramine and Dexfenfluramine ............. 89

Meeting Reports ............. 93

Calendar ........... 95