TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bruno Weber’s 70^th Birthday

T. Danne, Hannover, Germany ......  949

POINT OF VIEW

Amative Orientation: The Hormonal Hypothesis Examined

J. Money, Baltimore, MD, USA ..............  951

COMMENTARY

When Should We Measure Growth Hormone Binding Protein?

G. Baumann, Chicago, IL, USA ...  959

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Serum Leptin and Leptin Binding Activity in Children and Adolescents with Hypothalamic Dysfunction

L. Patel, C.D. Cooper, N.D. Quinton, G.E. Butler, M.S. Gill, I.G. Jefferson, M.S. Kibirige, D.A. Price, S.M. Shalet, J.K.H. Wales, R.J.M. Ross and P.E. Clayton; The Northern Paediatric Endocrine Group, UK, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull and South Cleveland, UK ...  963

Linear Growth in Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism Detected by Neonatal Screening and Treated Early: A Longitudinal Study

A. Morin, L. Guimarey, M. Apezteguía, M. Ansaldi and Z. Santucci, La Plata, Argentina .....  973

Systematic Ultrasound Screening as a Significant Tool for Early Detection of Thyroid Carcinoma in Belarus

V. Drozd, O. Polyanskaya, V. Ostapenko, Y. Demidchik, I. Biko and C. Reiners, Minsk, Belarus and Wuerzburg, Germany ......  979

Decreased Cortisol Secretion in Nonclassical 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Before and During Glucocorticoid Therapy

N. Weintrob, S. Israel, L. Lazar, P. Lilos, C. Brautbar, M. Phillip and A. Pertzelan, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel ............  985

ABCC8 (SUR1) and KCNJ11 (KIR6.2) Mutations in Persistent Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia of Infancy and Evaluation of Different Therapeutic Measures

F. Darendeliler, J.-C. Fournet, F. Baş, C. Junien, M.-S. Gross, R. Bundak, N. Saka and H. Günöz, Istanbul, Turkey and Paris, France ..........  993

Clinical Predictors of Mucormycosis in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

J. Moye, A.L Rosenbloom and J. Silverstein, Atlanta, GA and Gainesville, FL, USA ............  1001

Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion in the Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

M.-T. Saha, T. Huupponen, M. Knip, M. Juuti and J. Komulainen, Tampere and Kuopio, Finland ...  1005

Obesity and Lipid Profiles in Children and Adolescents

O. Friedland, D. Nemet, N. Gorodnitsky, B. Wolach and A. Eliakim, Kfar Saba and Tel Aviv, Israel and Orange, CA, USA ............  1011

Adolescent Rickets in Saudi Arabia: A Rich and Sunny Country

M.A. Abdullah, H.S. Salhi, L.A. Bakry, E. Okamoto, A.M. Abomelha, B. Stevens and F.M. Mousa, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  ... 1017

Iodine and Selenium Deficiency in School-children in an Endemic Goiter Area in Turkey

K. Aydın, M. Kendirci, S. Kurtoğlu, E.İ. Karaküçük and A. Kırış, Kayseri, Turkey ........  1027

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

No Seasonality of Birth in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Ankara, Turkey

O. Evliyaoğlu, G. Öcal, E. Cetinkaya, M. Berberoğlu, Z. Aycan, P. Adıyaman and S. Vidinlisan, Ankara, Turkey ........  1033

Growth Retardation in Children with IgA Deficiency

T. Patıroğlu, K. Aydın, S. Kurtoğlu and H. Poyrazoğlu, Kayseri and Konya, Turkey ........  1035

PATIENT REPORTS

Intronic Mutation in the Growth Hormone Receptor Gene in a Peruvian Girl with Laron Syndrome

O. Shevah, O. Nunez, M. Rubinstein and Z. Laron, Petah Tikva and Rehovot, Israel and Lima, Peru ....  1039

Novel Mutation Involving the Translation Initiation Codon of the Growth Hormone Receptor Gene (GHR) in a Patient with Laron Syndrome

C. Quinteiro, L. Castro-Feijoo, L. Loidi, J. Barreiro, M. de la Fuente, F. Dominguez and M. Pombo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain  ... 1041

Molecular Analysis of Frasier Syndrome: Mutation in the WT1 Gene in a Girl with Gonadal Dysgenesis and Nephronophthisis

G. Pérez de Nanclares, L. Castaño, J.R. Bilbao, A. Vallo, I. Rica, A. Vela and P. Martul, Basque Country, Spain .....  1047

Growth and Ovarian Function in Girls with 48,XXXX Karyotype - Patient Report and Review of the Literature

R.P.A. Rooman, K. Van Driessche and M.V.L. Du Caju, Antwerp, Belgium ...  1051

FORUM & CORRESPONDENCE ..............  1057

BOOK REVIEWS  ... 1059

CALENDAR  ... 1061

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