JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

 

VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3, MARCH 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

REVIEW

Childhood Precursors of Adolescent Outcomes in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

F.J. Cameron and E.A. Northam, Melbourne, Australia ........ 223

 

INTERSEX ARTICLE

Normal Male Childhood and Adolescent Sexual Interactions: Implications for Sexual Orientation of the Individual with Intersex

P.A. Lee and C.P. Houk, Hershey, PA, USA ............. 235

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

5a-Reductase 2 Gene Mutations in Three Unrelated Patients of Greek Cypriot Origin: Identification of an Ancestral Founder Effect

N. Skordis, P.C. Patsalis, I. Bacopoulou, C. Sismani, C. Sultan and S. Lumbroso, Nicosia, Cyprus and Montpellier, France ......... 241

 

Rates of Diabetes Mellitus-Related Complications in a Contemporary Adolescent Cohort

A. Kong, S. Donath, C.A. Harper, G.A. Werther and F.J. Cameron, Melbourne, Australia ......... 247

 

Lipoprotein Composition in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

P. Bustos, C. Radojkovic, N. Ulloa, M. Muñoz, A. Martínez, C. Calvo and S. Asenjo, Concepción, Chile ........... 257

 

Knowing More by Fewer Measurements: About the (In)ability of Bioelectric Impedance to Enhance Obesity Research in Children

G. Gelbrich, A. Reich, G. Müller and W. Kiess, Leipzig, Germany ........... 265

 

Relationship Between Plasma Leptin, Insulin and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Obese Children

Z. Aycan, M. Berberoğlu, G. Ocal, O. Evliyaoglu, P. Adiyaman, G. Deda, H. Caksen, N. Akar, C. Karahan, P. Cinas and A. Bideci,
Ankara, Turkey ............. 275

 

The Effect of Letrozole on Bone Age Progression, Predicted Adult Height, and Adrenal Gland Function

A. Karmazin, W.V. Moore, J. Popovic and J.D. Jacobson, Kansas City, MO, USA ............ 285

 

Disturbed Adrenal Function in Adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

T.Y. Segal, P.C. Hindmarsh and R.M. Viner, London, UK ............ 295

 

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Leptin and Soluble Leptin Receptor Levels in Obese Children in Fasting and Satiety States

P. Cinaz, A. Bideci, M.O. Çamurdan, A. Güven and S. Gönen, Ankara, Turkey ............ 303

 

PATIENT REPORTS

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Caused by the R855H Mutation in the Androgen Receptor Gene

N. Skordis, S. Lumbroso, M. Perikleous, C. Sismani, P.C. Patsalis and C. Sultan, Nicosia, Cyprus and Nimes and Montpellier, France ........ 309

 

Congenital Hypothyroidism in Association with Caroli’s disease and Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease: Patient Report

G.S. Jeha, N. Tatevian and R.A. Heptulla, Houston, TX, USA ........... 315

 

Autoimmune Thyroiditis with Associated Proteinuria: Report of Two Patients

P.I. Agras, S.T. Kınık, N. Cengiz, E. Baskin and U. Saatci, Ankara, Turkey ............ 319

 

CALENDAR ............. 323