JOURNAL
OF
PEDIATRIC
ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
VOLUME 12, NUMBER 2, MARCH-APRIL 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
REVIEWS
Blood-Brain
Barrier for Human Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I
M. Coculescu,
Bucharest, Romania ........ 113
Methods for Measuring
Body Composition in Newborns - A Comparative Analysis
A. Lapillonne and B.L. Salle, Paris and Lyon, France ......... 125
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Serum Levels of
Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-I, Free IGF-I, IGF Binding Protein (IGFBP)-1,
IGFBP-3 and Insulin in Obese Children
M.J. Park, H.-S. Kim, J.H. Kang, D.H. Kim and C.Y.
Chung, Seoul, Korea ........ 139
Serum Insulin-like
Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) Levels During Long-term IGF-I Treatment of Children and
Adults with Primary GH Resistance (Laron Syndrome)
Z. Laron, B. Klinger and A. Silbergeld, Tel Aviv, Israel ........ 145
One-Year Treatment
with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone of Children with Meningomyelocele and
Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Comparison of Supine Length and Arm Span
F. Hochhaus, O. Butenandt and E. Ring-Mrozik, Munich, Germany ......... 153
The Effect of
Growth Hormone Treatment on Stature in Aarskog Syndrome
A. Petryk, S. Richton, J.P. Sy and S.L. Blethen, Durham, NC, Miami, FL and San Francisco, CA,
USA ......... 161
Six-Hour and
Four-Hour Nocturnal Sampling for Growth Hormone
S.R. Rose and G. Municchi, Memphis, TN and Bethesda, MD, USA ........ 167
Caloric
Restriction for 24 Hours Increases Mean Night Growth Hormone
S.R. Rose, S. Burstein, G.A. Burghen, P.
Pitukcheewanont, S. Shope and V. Hodnicak,
Memphis, TN, USA ........... 175
Diabetes
Complication Screening in 937 Children and Adolescents
K.C. Donaghue, J.M. Fairchild, A. Chan, S.J. Hing,
N.J. Howard and M. Silink, Parramatta,
NSW, Australia ......... 185
Plasma and
Erythrocyte Vitamin E Levels in Children with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
P. Cinaz, A. Hasanoğlu, A. Bideci, and G.
Biberoğlu,
Ankara, Turkey .......... 193
Helicobacter pylori Infection and Cytotoxic Antigen Associated Gene “A”
Status in Short Children
E. Cacciari, M. Menegatti, S. Salardi, A. Alì,
F. Altomare Stella, N. Figura, F. Landi, J. Holton, S. Farinelli, V. Cuccaro,
M. Miglioli and D. Vaira, Bologna and Siena, Italy and London, UK ........ 197
Effect of
Parenteral Nutrition on Oral Intake
R. Reifen, V. Khoshoo and G. Dinari, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel and New
Orleans, LA, USA ......... 203
PATIENT REPORTS
Early Onset of
Diabetes Mellitus Associated with the Mitochondrial DNA T14709C Point Mutation:
Patient Report and Literature Review
M.E. Damore, P.W. Speiser, A.E. Slonim, M.I. New, S.
Shanske, W. Xia, F.M. Santorelli and S. DiMauro, New York, USA ......... 207
Hypertension and
Virilization Caused by a Unique Desoxycorticosterone- and Androgen-Secreting
Adrenal Adenoma
D. Soranno, V. Prasad, R. David, S. Oberfield, A.
Greco, N. Sivaraman and W. Drucker, New
York, USA .......... 215
Severe Virilization
in a Girl with a Steroid Cell Tumor of the Ovary
D. Snyder and S. LaFranchi, Portland, OR, USA ...........
221
BOOK
REVIEWS ........... 225
MEETINGS CALENDAR ........... 227