JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 13,  NO.  5

REVIEWS

A Concise Genetic and Clinical Guide to Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias and Related Syndromes

C.A. Stratakis and D.W. Ball, Bethesda and Baltimore, MD, USA ..............  457

 

Detection and Management of Diabetic Glomerulopathy in Children and Adolescents with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Need for Improved Knowledge and Better Care

A. Casani, H.-J. Bangstad and F. Chiarelli, Chieti, Italy and Oslo, Norway ........  467

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Low Serum TNF-a Levels in Subjects at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

L. Vitali, M. De Amici, G. d’Annunzio, M. Martinetti, A. Alibrandi and R. Lorini, Pavia and Genoa, Italy ......  475

 

Expression of the Aromatase Gene in the Human Prepubertal Testis

N. Saraco, E. Berensztein, A. Dardis, M.A. Rivarola and A. Belgorosky, Buenos Aires, Argentina ...  483

 

Polymorphism in the Transmembrane Region of MICA Gene and Type 1 Diabetes

Y.-J. Lee, F.-Y. Huang, C.-H. Wang, F.-S. Lo, K.-W. Tsan, C.-H. Hsu, C.-Y. Huang, S.-C. Chang and J.-G. Chang, Taipei, Tao-Yuan and Taichung, Taiwan  ........489

 

Ethnic Differences in Androgens, IGF-I and Body Fat in Healthy Prepubertal Girls

R. Girgis, S.A. Abrams, V.D. Castracane, S.K. Gunn, K.J. Ellis and K.C. Copeland, Houston and Amarrilo, TX, USA ......................  497

 

The Relationship Between Different Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Layers, Fat Mass and Leptin in Obese Children and Adolescents

K.M. Sudi, S. Gallistl, E. Tafeit, R. Möller and M.H. Borkenstein, Graz, Austria  ...........505

 

No Evidence for Leptin as an Independent Associate of Blood Pressure in Childhood and Juvenile Obesity

K.M. Sudi, S. Gallistl, G. Weinhandl, M. Troebinger, M. Cartellieri, E. Reiterer and M.H. Borkenstein, Graz, Austria .........  513

 

Coxsackie Infection and Births of Future Diabetic Children: Year, Seasonality and Secularity

M. Mikulecký, D. Michalková and A. Petrovičová, Bratislava, Slovak Republic .......  523

 

Seasonal Variation of HbA_1c in Intensive Treatment of Children with Type 1 Diabetes

S. Nordfeldt and J. Ludvigsson, Linköping, Sweden  .........529

 

Linear Growth and Weight Gain in Diabetic Children - A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evaluation

S. Choudhury and P. Stutchfield, Rhyl, UK ...............  537

 

The Effect of 3 Years of Recombinant Growth Hormone Therapy on Glucose Metabolism in Short Chinese Children with b-Thalassemia Major

E.Y.W. Kwan, S.C.F. Tam, P.T. Cheung and L.C.K. Low, Hong Kong, China ...........  545

 

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

D. Arslan, M. Kendirci, S. Kurtoglu and M. Kula, Kayseri, Turkey ..........  553

 

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Association of Turner’s Syndrome and Swyer’s Syndrome in the Same Family

S.B. Copelli and T. Pasqualini, Buenos Aires, Argentina ...  557

 

PATIENT REPORTS

A Patient with Congenital Hypertrichosis, Gum Hyperplasia and Macromastia

A. Sood, R.K. Garg, R. Saily and R.J. Dash, New Delhi and Chandigarh, India  ..........561

 

Langerhans’ Cell Histiocytosis: Report of an Atypical Case

N. Malkoç, R. Topaloğlu, A. Özön, G. Turanlı and N. Bilginturan, Ankara, Turkey ....  565

 

BOOK REVIEWS  ..........567

CALENDAR  ............569

 

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