TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Pancreatic Duodenal Homeobox (PDX-1) in Health and Disease

D. Melloul, A. Tsur and D. Zangen, Jerusalem, Israel ..........  1461

Genital Surgery among Females with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Changes Over the Past Five Decades

P.A. Lee and S.F. Witchel, Hershey and Pittsburgh, PA, USA ............  1473

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Birth Size and Neonatal Levels of Major Components of the IGF System: Implications for Later Risk of Cancer

A. Skalkidou, E. Petridou, E. Papathoma, H. Salvanos, G. Chrousos and D. Trichopoulos, Athens, Greece and Boston, MA, USA ...  1479

Precocious Puberty: An Endocrine Manifestation in Congenital Toxoplasmosis

N. Setian, R.S.F. Andrade, H. Kuperman, T. Della Manna, V. Dichtchekenian and D. Damiani, São Paulo, Brazil  ... 1487

Immunological Findings in Patients with Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED) and their Family Members: Are Heterozygotes Subclinically Affected?

A. Šedivá, D. Čiháková and J. Lebl, Prague, Czech Republic .....  1491

Incidence and Prevalence of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Germany - Model-Based National Estimates

J. Rosenbauer, A. Icks and G. Giani, Düsseldorf, Germany ....  1497

Mutational Analysis and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Patients with Classic 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency from Transylvania (North-West Romania)

A. Grigorescu-Sido, E. Schulze, P. Grigorescu-Sido, U. Heinrich, T. Nistor and I. Duncea, Cluj, Romania and Heidelberg, Germany ....  1505

Adrenal Steroids Synthesis During Acute Infectious Diseases in Infants

C.A. Longui, E.R.M. Zlochevsky, T.A.S.S. Bachega and O. Monte, São Paulo, Brazil  ... 1515

Cerebral Midline Developmental Anomalies: Endocrine, Neuroradiographic and Ophthalmological Features

S.R.R. Antonini, A. Grecco Filho, L.L.K. Elias, A.C. Moreira and M. Castro, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil  ... 1525

Bone Mineral Density in Children and Young Adults with b-Thalassemia Trait

P. Mahachoklertwattana, A. Chuansumrit, L. Choubtum, A. Sriphrapradang, R. Sirisriro and R. Rajatanavin, Bangkok, Thailand ....................  1531

Low Vertebral Cancellous Bone Density in Peripubertal Girls with Turner’s Syndrome and Boys with Hypogonadism

K. Nanao, Y. Tsuchiya, S. Kotoh and Y. Hasegawa, Tokyo, Japan  ... 1537

Thyroid Dysfunction and High Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels in Children with Down’s Syndrome

L. Gruñeiro de Papendieck, A. Chiesa, M.G. Bastida, G. Alonso, G. Finkielstain and J.J. Heinrich, Buenos Aires, Argentina ...  1543

PATIENT REPORTS

Pituitary Non-secreting Macroadenoma Apoplexy in an Adolescent. Patient Report and Review of the Literature

S.P. Dourakis, I.S. Papanikolaou, G. Kontogeorgos and G. Tolis, Athens, Greece ........  1549

Persistence of Müllerian Remnants in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

D. Damiani, M.A. Mascolli, M.J. Almeida, F. Jaubert, M. Fellous, V. Dichtchekenian, P.R. Tobo, C.A. Moreira-Filho and N. Setian,
São Paulo, Brazil and Paris, France  ...1553

Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1 and Respiratory Distress Syndrome

A. Akçay, T. Yavuz, S. Semiz, R. Bundak and M. Demirdöven, Denizli, Düzce and Istanbul, Turkey ...  1557

Pheochromocytoma Presenting as Stroke in Two Taiwanese Children

Y.-H. Van, H.-S. Wang, C.-H. Lai, J.-N. Lin and F.-S. Lo, Taoyuan, Taiwan ....  1563

FORUM AND CORRESPONDENCE ..............  1569

BOOK REVIEWS  ... 1571

CALENDAR  ... 1573

INDEX ........  1575

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