TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

REVIEWS

Advances in the Molecular Genetics of Hypogonadotropic Hypergonadism

J.C. Achermann and J.L. Jameson, Chicago, IL, USA ...  3

Present Status of the Use of Growth Hormone in Short Children with Bone Diseases (Diseases of the Skeleton)

C. Kanaka-Gantenbein, Athens, Greece ............  17

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Molecular Characterization of Mutations in Indian Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

R. Mathur, P.S.N. Menon, M. Kabra, R.K. Goyal and I.C. Verma, New Delhi, Aligarh and Delhi, India ....  27

IGF-I Resistance and Turner’s Syndrome

J. Lebl, Š. Průhová, J. Zapletalová and M. Pechová, Prague and Olomouc, Czech Republic .........  37

Seasonal Variation of Birth Month and Breastfeeding in Children with Diabetes Mellitus

U. Samuelsson and J. Ludvigsson, Linköping, Sweden  ... 43

Seasonality of Birth in Children (0-14 Years) with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Slovenia

N. Ursic-Bratina, T. Battelino, C. Kržišnik, T. Laron-Kenet, I. Ashkenazi and Z. Laron, Ljubljana, Slovenia and Tel Aviv, Israel ........................  47

Early Detection of Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Predisposition Factors

J.M. Garagorri, G. Rodríguez, L. Ros and A. Sánchez, Zaragoza, Spain ...  53

Real-time Sonography for Screening of Gallblader Dysfunction in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

İ. Arslanoğlu, F. Ünal, F. Sağın, P. İşgüven and K. Işık, Istanbul, Turkey ...  61

Celiac Disease and Short Stature - Not Always Cause and Effect

D. Gillis, E. Shteyer, H. Landau and E. Granot, Jerusalem, Israel ...  71

High-Impact Loading Training Induces Bone Hyperresorption Activity in Young Elite Female Gymnasts

C. Jaffré, D. Courteix, G. Dine, G. Lac, P. Delamarche and L. Benhamou, Orleans, Troyes and Rennes, France ........................  75

The Influence of Weight Loss on Fibrinolytic and Metabolic Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents

K.M. Sudi, S. Gallistl, M. Tröbinger, D. Payerl, G. Weinhandl, W. Muntean, R. Aigner and M.H. Borkenstein, Graz, Austria ...........  85

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Seasonality of Month of Birth of Children (0-14 Years Old) with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in the District of Catania (Sicily)

G. Fichera, M.L. Arpi, S. Squatrito, F. Purrello, I. Ashkenazi and Z. Laron, Catania, Sicily, Italy and Tel Aviv, Israel ....  95

Thyroid Eye Disease in Children and Adolescents - New Therapeutic Approaches

G.E. Krassas, Thessaloniki, Greece ............  97

PATIENT REPORTS

Breakage of Insulin Syringe Needle in Subcutaneous Tissue

A. Sood, S. Miglani and D. Moorthy, New Delhi, India ...  101

Deletion of the Long Arm of the Y Chromosome in an Adolescent with Short Stature and Hypogonadism

J.I. Botella-Carretero, M.A. Valero, I. Valcorba, B. Ezquieta, M. Alonso and R. Barrio, Madrid, Spain ............  103

Bilateral Galactocele in a Male Infant: A Rare Cause of Gynecomastia in Childhood

Y. Cesur, H. Çaksen, I. Demirtaş, M. Kösem, A. Üner and R. Özer, Van, Turkey ..........  107

BOOK REVIEWS  ...  111

CALENDAR  ... 113

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