TABLE OF CONTENTS

REVIEW

A Perspective on the Approach to the Intersex Child Born with Genital Ambiguity

P.A. Lee, Hershey, PA, USA .......  133-140

COMMENTARY

Should Serum IGF-I Concentrations be Monitored Routinely During Growth Hormone Therapy?

M. Papagianni and R. Stanhope, London, UK . ... 141-142

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Absence of Y Chromosome Microdeletions in Patients with Cryptorchidism and Hypospadias

A. Castro, E. Codner, H. Kaune, P. López, D. Vantman and F. Cassorla, Santiago, Chile .............  143-148

Congenital Gonadotropin Deficiency in Boys: Management During Childhood

L. Adan, A.C. Couto-Silva, C. Trivin, C. Metz and R. Brauner, Paris and Brest, France ..........  149-155

Nonclassic 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency in Croatia

M. Dumic, J. Ille, R. Zunec, V. Plavsic, I. Francetic, V. Skrabic, N. Janjanin, A. Spehar, J.-Q. Wei, R.C. Wilson and M.I. New, Zagreb and Split, Croatia and New York, USA ....  157-164

Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Investigations of Three Taiwanese Children with Laron Syndrome

C. Yang, J.Y.-R. Chen, C.-C. Lai, H.-C. Lin, G.-C. Yeh and H.-H. Hsu, Taipei, Taiwan ...  165-171

HLA Alleles and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Low Disease Incidence Populations of Southern Europe: A Comparison of Greeks and Albanians

P. Paschou, E. Bozas, M. Dokopoulou, B. Havarani, A. Malamitsi-Puchner, A. Ylli, Z. Ylli, Ι. Thymelli, A. Gerasimidi-Vazeou
and C.S. Bartsocas, Athens, Greece and Tirana, Albania ....  173-182

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children - An Increasing Health Problem in Mexico

M. Cruz, M. Torres, B. Aguilar-Herrera, R. Pérez-Johnston, N. Guzmán-Juárez, M. Aranda and J. Kumat, Mexico City, Mexico ... 183-190

Soy Protein Formulas in Children: No Hormonal Effects in Long-term Feeding

P.G. Giampietro, G. Bruno, G. Furcolo, A. Casati, E. Brunetti, G.L. Spadoni and E. Galli, Rome, Italy ...  191-196

Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Functions in Children Living in a Moderate-Severe Iodine Deficiency Area

N. Ceviz, B. Özkan, H. Olgun, P. Polat and H. Aksoy, Erzurum, Turkey ..........  197-201

Severe Transient Neonatal Hyperinsulinism Associated with Hyperlactataemia in Non-asphyxiated Infants

K. Hussain, P.S. Thornton, T. Otonkoski and A. Aynsley-Green, London, UK, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Helsinki, Finland.......... 203-209

Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-1 (STAT1), but Not STAT5b, Regulates IGF-I Receptor Gene Expression in an Osteosarcoma Cell Line

M. Shalita-Chesner, T. Glaser and H. Werner, Tel Aviv, Israel ............  211-218

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

Body Mass Index and Hypothalamic Morphology on MRI in Children with Congenital Midline Cerebral Abnormalities

C. Traggiai and R. Stanhope, Genoa, Italy and London, UK ...............  219-221

Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Pump Treatment in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

R. Liberatore Jr., K. Perlman, J. Buccino, A. Artiles-Sisk and D. Daneman, Toronto, Canada and Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil ...........  223-226

PATIENT REPORTS

Management of Central Diabetes Insipidus with Oral Desmopressin in a Premature Neonate

B. Atasay, M. Berberoğlu, A. Günlemez, O. Evliyaoğlu, P. Adıyaman, S. Ünal, S. Arsan and G. Öcal, Ankara, Turkey  .........  227-230

Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by a Unique Thyroid Peroxidase Allele Containing Two Mutations, C1708T and C2737T

K. Umeki, I. Yamamoto, S. Yukizane and T. Kotani, Miyazaki and Kurume, Japan ......................  231-234

Cortisol and Estradiol Secretion by a Benign Virilizing Adrenocortical Tumor in a Prepubertal Girl

A.A.M. Ghazi, D. Mofid, F. Rahimi and A. Sadeghi-Nejad, Tehran, Iran and Boston, MA, USA ..............  235-238

Growth Hormone Deficiency Associated with Methylmalonic Acidemia

M. Al-Owain, C. Freehauf, L. Bernstein, M. Kappy and J. Thomas, Denver, CO, USA .....  239-243

BOOK REVIEWS ...  245

CALENDAR ....  246-247

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