JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 16,  NO. 7 (2003)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

REVIEW

Endocrine Gland Abnormalities in Thalassemia Major: A Brief Review

S. Mohammadian, H.R. Bazrafshan and A. Sadeghi-Nejad, Gorgan, Iran and Boston, MA, USA ......  957

 

POINT OF VIEW

Does High Glutamate Intake Cause Obesity?

M. Hermanussen and J.A.F. Tresguerres, Altenhof, Germany and Madrid, Spain ...  965

 

INVITED COMMENTARY

The Measurement of Short Term Growth (see paper by Schou et al. on page 973)

M. Hermanussen, Altenhof, Germany ...  969

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Ultrasound of Skin in Prednisolone-induced Short-term Growth Suppression

A.J. Schou, C. Heuck and O.D. Wolthers, Randers, Denmark ......  973

 

Changes in Appetite and Body Weight in Response to Long-term Oral Administration of the Ghrelin Agonist GHRP-2 in Growth Hormone Deficient Children

V. Mericq, F. Cassorla, C.Y. Bowers, A. Avila, B. Gonen and G.R. Merriam, Santiago, Chile and New Orleans, LA, Philadelphia, PA and Seattle, WA, USA ..............  981

 

Familial Growth and Skeletal Features Associated with SHOX Haploinsufficiency

C.F.J. Munns, I.A. Glass, S. Flanagan, M. Hayes, B. Williams, M. Berry, D. Vickers, P. O’Rourke, E. Rao, G.A. Rappold, V.J. Hyland and J.A. Batch, Brisbane, Australia and Heidelberg, Germany ......  987

 

Effect of 24 Months of Recombinant Growth Hormone on Height and Body Proportions in SHOX Haploinsufficiency

C.F.J. Munns, M. Berry, D. Vickers, G.A. Rappold, V.J. Hyland, I.A. Glass and J.A. Batch, Brisbane, Australia and Heidelberg, Germany ......  997

 

Effects of Combined Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist and Growth Hormone Therapy on Adult Height in Precocious Puberty: A Further Contribution

I. Pucarelli, M. Segni, M. Ortore, E. Arcadi and A.M. Pasquino, Rome, Italy ............  1005

 

The Risk of Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Patients with Hyperandrogenism

E. Cetinkaya, G. Ocal, M. Berberoğlu and P. Adiyaman, Ankara, Turkey ........  1011

 

Steroid 21-Hydroxylase (P450c21) Naturally Occurring Mutants I172N, V281L and I236N/V237E/M239K Exert a Dominant Negative Effect on Enzymatic Activity when Co-expressed with the Wild-type Protein

X. Félix-López, L. Riba, M.L. Ordóñez-Sánchez, S. Ramírez-Jiménez, J.L. Ventura-Gallegos, A. Zentella-Dehesa and M.T. Tusié-Luna, Mexico City, Mexico ........  1017

 

Use of Hair Products Containing Hormone or Placenta by US Military Personnel

C.M. Tiwary and J.A. Ward, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA ............  1025

 

Treatment of Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents

P.A. Powers, C.A. Dinauer, R.M. Tuttle and G.L. Francis, Washington, DC, New York, NY, and Bethesda, MD, USA ....................  1033

 

Correction of Iodine Deficiency in Macedonia

B. Karanfilski, V. Bogdanova, O. Vaskova, S. Loparska, S. Miceva-Ristevska, G. Sestakov, S. Kuzmanovska and L. Kolevska, Skopje, Macedonia  ... 1041

 

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion versus Multiple Daily Injections in Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Open Crossover Trial

D. Cohen, N. Weintrob H. Benzaquen, A. Galatzer, G. Fayman and M. Phillip, Tel Aviv, Israel ..........  1047

 

PATIENT REPORTS

Successful Therapy with L-T4 in a 5 Year-old Boy with Generalized Thyroid Hormone Resistance

B. Dundar, E. Bober and A. Büyükgebiz, Izmir, Turkey ........  1051

 

Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus: A Patient Report

M. Türkmen, H. Ulucan, S.A. Aydoğdu, A. Bıçkıcı and G. İnan, Aydın, Turkey .......  1057

 

Adrenocortical Tumor in a Boy: Final Height is Not Impaired Despite a Severe Advancement of Bone Age

G. Valerio, M.I. Spagnuolo, G. Muzzi, P. Buono, F. Lombardi, R. Palmieri and A. Franzese, Napoli and Catanzaro, Italy ............  1061

 

Association of Bartter’s Syndrome and Empty Sella

V. Ertekin, M.A. Selimoğlu and Z. Orbak, Erzurum Turkey ........  1065

 

BOOK REVIEWS  ... 1069

CALENDAR  ... 1071

 

 

 

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