JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

 

VOLUME 18, NUMBER 4, APRIL 2005

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

REVIEW

Physiological and Pathological Growth Hormone Secretion

M.P. Wajnrajch, New York, NY, USA ………. 325

 

CLINICAL CONTROVERSY

Choice of Gender in 5a-Reductase Deficiency: A Moving Target

C.P. Houk, D. Damiani and P.A. Lee, Hershey, PA, USA and Sγo Paulo, Brazil ……… 339

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Prognostic Indices Based on Clinical and Immunohistochemical Markers

V. Dichtchekenian, C.A. de Braganηa Pereira, H. Kuperman, T. Della Manna, D. Damiani, V.A.F. Alves, A. Longato-Filho and N. Setian, Sγo Paulo, Brazil ………… 347

 

Androgen Replacement in Adolescents and Young Women with Hypopituitarism

M. Bilger, S. Speraw, S.H. LaFranchi, and C.E. Hanna, Portland, OR and Knoxville, TN, USA …….. 355

 

Activity of the Growth Hormone/Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Axis in Critically Ill Children

J.G. Gardelis, T.D. Hatzis, L.N. Stamogiannou, A.A. Dona, A.D. Fotinou, P.S. Brestas and A.G. Constantopoulos, Athens, Greece …… 363

 

Efficacy of Congenital Hypothyroidism Neonatal Screening in Preterms less than 32 Weeks of Gestational Age: More Evidence

L. Gruρeiro-Papendieck, A. Chiesa, V. Mendez, A. Santilli and L. Prieto, Buenos Aires, Argentina ………. 373

 

Active and Total Ghrelin Concentrations in the Newborn

P. Pirazzoli, M. Lanari, S. Zucchini, M. Gennari, U. Pagotto, R. De Iasio, R. Pasquali, A. Cassio, A. Cicognani and E. Cacciari, Bologna, Italy ………. 379

 

Three Novel Mutations in POU1F1 in Israeli Patients with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency

G. Gat-Yablonski, A. Klar, D. Hirsch, A. Eliakim, L. Lazar, H. Hurvitz and M. Phillip, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Kfar Saba, Israel …….. 385

 

Psychological Adjustment of Children with Short Stature: A Comparison of Clinic-Referred Children with Short Stature and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

E.A. Storch, A.B. Lewin, J.H. Silverstein, A. Baumeister, M.S. Strawser and G.R. Geffken, Gainesville, FL, USA ………. 395

 

PATIENT REPORTS

17a-Hydroxylase/17,20-Lyase Deficiency Due to Novel Compound Heterozygote Mutations: Treatment for Tall Stature in a Female with Male Pseudohermaphroditism and Spontaneous Puberty in her Affected Sister

K.O. Schwab, A.-M. Moisan, J. Homoki, M. Peter and J. Simard, Freiburg and Ulm, Germany and Quebec, Canada ……… 403

 

A Patient with Klinefelter’s syndrome and Thalassemia Intermedia

E. Vlachaki, G. Katzos, A. Koussi, I. Tsatra, V. Perifanis and M. Athanasiou, Thessaloniki, Greece ………. 413

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Clinically Significant Gynecomastia in a Newborn with Congenital Heart Disease

B.D. Schaan, D. Araujo and T. Bacaltchuk, Brazil ……… 417

 

18q Deletion Syndrome Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Presenting as Hyperthyroidism

F. Tutunculer, F. Darendeliler, H. Gόnφz, B. Karaman and H. Kayserili, Turkey ……… 419

 

CALENDAR ……… 421