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REVIEWS

Communicating with Parents of the Newborn with Intersex: Transcript of an Interview

P.A. Lee and J. Money, Hershey, PA and Baltimore, MD, USA .....  925

Calcitonin: Physiological Actions and Clinical Applications

A.M. Inzerillo, M. Zaidi and C.L.-H. Huang, New York, NY, USA and Cambridge, UK ...931

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Randomized, Crossover Comparison Study of the Short-term Effect of Oral Testosterone Undecanoate and Intramuscular Testosterone Depot on Linear Growth and Serum Bone Alkaline Phosphatase

S.F. Ahmed, P. Tucker, A. Mayo, A.M. Wallace and I.A. Hughes, Glasgow, Cambridge and Aberdeen, UK  ...941

Ovarian Lesions in Children and Adolescents - An 11-year Review

K.S.H. de Silva, S. Kanumakala, S.R. Grover, C.W. Chow and G.L. Warne, Melbourne, Australia ......951

Areal Bone Mineral Density of the Lumbar Spine in 80 Premature Newborns. A Prospective and Longitudinal Study

D. Yeste, J. Almar, M. Clemente, M. Gussinyé, L. Audí and A. Carrascosa, Barcelona, Spain ...  959

The Use of L-T4 as Liquid Solution Improves the Practicability and Individualized Dosage in Newborns and Infants with Congenital Hypothyroidism

J.H. von Heppe, H. Krude, D. L’Allemand, D. Schnabel and A. Grüters, Berlin, Germany ......  967

Prevalence of 20S Proteasome, Anti-nuclear and Thyroid Antibodies in Young Patients at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Autoimmune Thyroiditis

O. Kordonouri, K. Meyer, K. Egerer, R. Hartmann, S. Scheffler, G.-R. Burmester, U. Kuckelkorn, T. Danne and E. Feist, Berlin and Hannover, Germany ......  975

An Increasing Trend in the Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children Aged 0-14 Years in Romania - Ten Years (1988-1997) EURODIAB Study Experience

C. Ionescu-Tîrgovişte, C. Guja, A. Cãlin and M. Moţa, Bucharest, Romania .......  983

Etiology and Outcome of Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes Mellitus in North India

V. Bhatia, V. Arya, P. Dabadghao, K. Balasubramanian, K. Sharma, N. Verghese and E. Bhatia, Lucknow, India .............  993

Effects of TRH Administration on Plasma Leptin Levels in Infants, Children and Adolescents

H. Zotter, S. Gallistl, R. Kerbl, W. Sauseng and M. Borkenstein, Graz, Austria .......  1001

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Reevaluation of Growth Hormone Deficiency During and After Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment: Diagnostic Value of GH Tests and IGF-I and IGFBP-3 Measurements

F. Darendeliler, I. Spinu, F. Bas, R. Bundak, P. Isgüven, İ. Arslanoğlu, N. Saka, M. Sükür and H. Günöz, Istanbul, Turkey ........  1007

PATIENT REPORTS

Lipoma in the Thyroid?

S.F. Leiva, D. Navachia, N. Nigro, R. Ibarra and J.C. Cresto, Buenos Aires, Argentina ...  1013

Congenital Early Onset Isolated Adrenocorticotropin Deficiency Associated with a TPIT Gene Mutation

B. Atasay, Z. Aycan, O. Evliyaoğlu, P. Adıyaman, A. Günlemez, S. Ünal, S. Arsan, G. Öcal and M. Berberoğlu, Ankara, Turkey ....  1017

Analysis of the PAX8 Gene in Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by Different Forms of Thyroid Dysgenesis in a Father and Daughter

A. Bereket, X.-H. Liao, T. Turoglu, E. Aribal and S. Refetoff, Istanbul, Turkey and Chicago, IL, USA ...1021

HDR (Hypoparathyroidism, Sensorineural Deafness, Renal Dysplasia) Syndrome Presenting with Hypocalcemia-Induced Generalized Psoriasis

S. Aksoylar, Y. Aydinok, E. Serdaroğlu, M. Çoker, F. Özdemir and F. Özkinay, İzmir, Turkey  ... 1031

CALENDAR  ... 1035

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