JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 12, NUMBER 6, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEW

Body Composition Measurement: A Hierarchy of Methods

D.A. Brodie and A.D. Stewart, Liverpool and Aberdeen, UK ........ 801

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

McCune-Albright Syndrome: A Clinical Longitudinal Study of 32 Patients

C. de Sanctis, R. Lala, P. Matarazzo, A. Balsamo, R. Bergamaschi, M. Cappa, M. Cisternino, V. de Sanctis, M. Lucci, A. Franzese, L. Ghizzoni, A.M. Pasquino, M. Segni, F. Rigon, G. Saggese, S. Bertelloni and F. Buzi, Torino, Bologna, Palidoro, Pavia, Ferrara, Napoli, Parma, Roma, Padova, Pisa and Brescia, Italy ...... 817

Ullrich-Turner Syndrome: Relevance of Searching for Y Chromosome Fragments

D. Damiani, D.R. Guedes, M. Fellous, S. Barbaux, K. McElreavey, J. Kalil, A.C.K. Goldberg, C.A. Moreira-Filho, Â. Barbosa, T.D. Manna, V. Dichtchekenian and N. Setian, São Paulo, Brazil ......... 827

Effects of 12 Months rhGH Treatment on Bone and Collagen Turnover in Children with Constitutional Growth Delay

A. Sartorio, A. Conti, S. Ferrero, S. Saraifoger, M. Resnik and G.I. Baroncelli, Milan, Piancavallo and Pisa, Italy.......... 833

Leptin Concentrations in Precocious Puberty or Untimely Puberty With and Without GnRH Analogue Therapy

S.F. Witchel, S. Arslanian and P.A. Lee, Pittsburgh, PA, USA ........ 839

Arginine Infusion and/or Acute Changes of Growth Hormone Levels do Not Acutely Alter Leptin Serum Levels

C. Bennek, I. Gehrt, A. Keller, E. Keller, J. Kratzsch, W.F. Blum and W. Kiess, Leipzig and Giessen, Germany ........... 847

Changes in Leptin, Insulin, and Body Composition in Obese Children During a Weight Reduction Program

E.E. Reiterer, K.M. Sudi, A. Mayer, C. Limbert-Zinterl, C. Stalzer-Brunner, G. Füger and M.H. Borkenstein, Graz, Austria ........... 853

Diurnal Rhythm in Serum Leptin

O.D. Wolthers, C. Heuck and C. Skjærbæk, Randers and Aarhus, Denmark ........... 863

Developmental Outcome of Offspring of Pregestational Diabetic Mothers

M. Hod, R. Levy-Shiff, M. Lerman, B. Schindel, Z. Ben-Rafael and J. Bar, Petah Tiqva, Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan, Israel ........ 867

Successful Therapy with Calcium Channel Blocker (Nifedipine) in Persistent Neonatal Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy

F. Baş, F. Darendeliler, D. Demirkol, R. Bundak, N. Saka and H. Günöz, Istanbul, Turkey .......... 873

Correlation among Markers of Renal Osteodystrophy in Pediatric Hemodialysis Patients

J. Piscitelli, M.R. Cabansag and D.M. Silverstein, Bronx, NY, USA ............. 879

SHORT COMMUNICATION

HLA-DQ Genotype in Early Onset Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

D. Iafusco, F. Prisco, O. Stoppoloni, R.S. Accolla and G. Tosi, Naples and Genova, Italy ......... 887

PATIENT REPORTS

A Boy Presenting with Familial Short Stature - Diagnosis Gitelman Syndrome

E. Schoof, M. Marx and H.G. Doerr, Erlangen, Germany ............ 891

Virilising 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: Timing of Newborn Screening and Confirmatory Tests can be Crucial

K. Gudmundsson, J.A. Majzoub, G. Bradwin, S. Mandel and N. Rifai, Boston, MA, USA ......... 895

Prediabetes: An Unusual Case

A. Blasetti, A. Verrotti, S. Tumini, M. Borgia and F. Chiarelli, Chieti, Italy ........... 903

Pituitary Gigantism Causing Diabetic Ketoacidosis

N.S. Alvi and J.M.W. Kirk, Birmingham, UK ......... 907

BOOK REVIEWS ......... 911

CALENDAR ........ 913

INDEX ............ 915