TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Endothelial Dysfunction in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

M. Pomilio, A. Mohn, A. Verrotti and F. Chiarelli, Chieti, Italy ...  343

Transition of the Adolescent from the Children’s to the Adults’ Diabetes Clinic

J. Tsamasiros and C.S. Bartsocas, Athens, Greece  ... 363

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Comparative Trial Between Insulin Glargine and NPH Insulin in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

E. Schober, E. Schoenle, J. Van Dyk, K. Wernicke-Panten and the Pediatric Study Group of Insulin Glargine, Vienna, Austria, Zurich, Switzerland, Pretoria, South Africa and Frankfurt, Germany ......  369

TSH Secretory Pattern and Thyroid Function in Children with Growth Hormone Neurosecretory Dysfunction

M.F.F.W. Quevedo, B. Pironis, T. Palese, D.R. Counts and F. De Luca, Baltimore, MD, USA .....  377

Longitudinal Study of the Pubertal Growth Spurt in Children Born Small for Gestational Age Without Postnatal Catch-up Growth

E. Vicens-Calvet, R.Mª Espadero and A. Carrascosa, on behalf of the Spanish SGA Collaborative Group, Barcelona, Spain ............  381

Anti-HB Response to Standard Hepatitis B Vaccination in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes Mellitus

İ. Arslanoğlu, B. Çetin, P. İşgüven and M. Karavuş, İstanbul, Turkey ...  389

Epidemiology of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency in Singapore

K.Y. Loke, I.T. Tan, W.R.W. Lee and Y.S. Lee, Singapore, Singapore .....  397

Stiffness of the Abdominal Aorta in Obese Children

E. Levent, D. Gökşen, A.R. Özyürek, Ş. Darcan, M. Çoker, H. Güven and A. Parlar, Izmir, Turkey ..........  405

Mutations of the 5a-Steroid Reductase Type 2 Gene in Six Turkish Patients from Unrelated Families and a Large Pedigree of an Isolated Turkish Village

G. Öcal, P. Adıyaman, M. Berberoğlu, E. Çetinkaya, N. Akar, A. Uysal, T. Duman, O. Evliyaoğlu, Z. Aycan, S. Lumbroso and C. Sultan, Ankara, Turkey and Montpellier, France ......................  411

Etiology, Clinical Profile, Gender Identity and Long-Term Follow Up of Patients with Ambiguous Genitalia in India

A.C. Ammini, R. Gupta, A. Kapoor, A. Karak, A. Kriplani, D.K. Gupta and K. Kucheria, New Delhi, India ...  423

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Early Menarche and Subclinical Ovarian Hyperandrogenism in Girls with Reduced Adult Height after Low Birth Weight

L. Ibáñez, C. Valls, E. Miró, M.V. Marcos and F. de Zegher, Barcelona and Terrassa, Spain and Leuven, Belgium ........  431

PATIENT REPORTS

Treatment with Flutamide Decreases Cortisol Clearance: Implications for Therapy in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

E. Charmandari, A. Johnston, J.W. Honour, C.G.D. Brook and P.C. Hindmarsh, London, UK . ... 435

Triglyceride-induced Diabetes Mellitus in Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy

R.M. Montenegro Jr., A.P.D.R. Montenegro, M.I.M. Fernandes, R.R. Moraes, L.M.F.B. Gouveia, J. Elias Jr., V.F. Muglia, M.C. Foss, A.C. Moreira and C.E. Martinelli Jr., São Paulo, Brazil ...  441

Feminizing Sertoli Cell Tumor Associated with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome

A. Alikasifoglu, E.N. Gonc, Z. Akcoren, G. Kale, A.O. Ciftci, M.E. Senocak and N. Yordam, Ankara, Turkey ..........  449

BOOK REVIEWS  ... 453

CALENDAR  ... 455

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