TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Educated?… For Uncertainty

E.O. Reiter, Springfield, MA, USA ..................  3

REVIEW

Effects of Inhaled or Nasal Glucocorticoids on Adrenal Function and Growth

P.C. Sizonenko, Geneva, Switzerland ......  5

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Urinary Excretion of Pyridinium Crosslinks in Short Children Treated with Growth Hormone

F. Branca, A. Spagnoli, S. Cianfarani, G. Spadoni, M.H.N. Golden, B. Boscherini, S. Valtueña and S.P. Robins, Rome, Italy and Aberdeen, UK  27

Type I Collagen N-Telopeptide Variation in Adolescents Receiving Oral Isotretinoin for Severe Acne

G. Trifirò and G. Norbiato, Milan, Italy ................  35

Leptin, Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF Binding Protein-3 Levels in Children with Constitutional Delay of Growth

A. Bideci, P. Cinaz, A. Hasanoğlu and L. Tümer, Ankara, Turkey ............  41

Age-Specific Levels of Diabetes-Related GAD and IA-2 Antibodies in Healthy Children and Adults

O. Kordonouri, R. Hartmann, A. Grüters-Kieslich, M. Knip and T. Danne, Berlin, Germany and Helsinki, Finland ....  47

Incidence of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Gomel, Belarus

M.E. Martinucci, G. Curradi, A. Fasulo, A. Medici, S. Toni, G. Osovik, E. Lapistkaya and E. Sherbitskaya, Florence, Italy and Gomel, Belarus ........................  53

Beta-Cell Response to Intravenous Glucagon in African-American and Hispanic Children with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

D.R. Taha, S. Castells, V. Umpaichitra, W. Bastian and M.A. Banerji, Brooklyn, NY, USA .........  59

The Relationship Between Ovarian Structure and Serum Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and its Binding Protein (IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-3) Levels in Premature Pubarche

R.J. Teixeira, V.C.G. Silva, H.M. Gazolla, S.B. Cunha and M.M. Guimarães, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  ... 69

Lipoprotein (a) in Obese Children with a Family History of Cardiovascular Disease

N. Cabrinety, M.J. Pisonero, J. Ajram, A. Armenteras and J.M. Cuatrecasas, Barcelona, Spain ...  77

Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition in Noonan’s Syndrome: Effects of Growth Hormone Treatment

C. Noordam, J. Span, R.R. van Rijn, E. Gomes-Jardin, C. van Kuijk and B.J. Otten, Nijmegen, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, The Netherlands ....  81

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Rapid Corticotropin Versus Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Test in Girls with Precocious Pubarche

M.V. Marcos, L. Ibáñez, C. Valls, N. Potau, F. Rodriguez-Hierro and F. de Zegher, Barcelona, Spain and Leuven, Belgium ..........  89

Psychogenic Diabetes Insipidus in Toddlers with Compulsive Bottle-Drinking: Not a Rare Entity

A.P. Cemeroglu and A. Büyükgebiz, Izmir, Turkey ...  93

PATIENT REPORTS

Pseudotumor of the Pituitary due to PROP-1 Deletion

C. Teinturier, S. Vallette, C. Adamsbaum, M. Bendaoud, T. Brue and P.F. Bougnères, Paris and Marseille, France . ... 95

Gynecomastia in a Patient with Celiac Disease

H. Globerman, A. Suissa and E. Karnieli, Haifa, Israel ............  103

Congenital Hypothyroidism with Prader-Willi Syndrome: Patient Report

C. Sher, T. Bistritzer, G. Reisler and O. Reish, Zrifin and Tel Aviv, Israel  ... 105

BOOK REVIEWS  ... 109

CALENDAR  ... 111

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