JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

 

 

VOLUME 22, NUMBER 3

MARCH 2009

 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

EDITORIAL

 

Are the Statistics We Are Reading Correct?

 

Z. Zadik, Rehovot, Israel [free text]

193

 

 

REVIEW

 

The Use of Surrogate Vascular Markers in Youth at Risk for Premature Cardiovascular Disease

 

C.J. McNeal, D.P. Wilson, D. Christou, R.L. Bush, L.G. Shepherd, J. Santiago and G.Y. Wu, Temple and

College Station, TX, USA [free text]

195

 

 

IMAGES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

 

Neonatal Escherichia coli Meningitis can be Complicated by Central Permanent Diabetes Insipidus

 

J. Baruteau, A. Cartault, A. Chanot, A. Sevely and C. Casper, Toulouse, France [free text]

213

 

 

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

 

Arginine and Clonidine Stimulation Tests for Growth Hormone Deficiency Revisited –

Do We Really Need So Many Samples?

 

L. Muster, D.H. Zangen, R. Nesher, H.J. Hirsch, Z. Muster and D. Gillis, Jerusalem, Israel

215

 

 

Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 and Growth in

Obese Children Before and After Reduction of Overweight

 

T. Reinehr, A. Panteliadou, G. de Sousa and W. Andler, Datteln, Germany

225

 

 

Hand Size and Growth in Untreated and IGF-I Treated Patients with Laron Syndrome

 

O. Konen, A. Silbergeld, P. Lilos, L. Kornreich and Z. Laron, Tel Aviv, Israel

235

 

 

Vitamin D Nutritional Status of Exclusively Breast Fed Infants and Their Mothers

 

A. Seth, R.K. Marwaha, B. Singla, S. Aneja, P. Mehrotra, A. Sastry, M.L. Khurana, K. Mani, B. Sharma and

N. Tandon, New Delhi, India

241

 

 

Genetic Analysis of the SRD5A2 Gene in Indian Patients with 5a-Reductase Deficiency

 

R. Sahu, R. Boddula, P. Sharma, V. Bhatia, R. Greaves, S. Rao, M. Desai, A. Wakhlu, S. Phadke, M. Shukla,

P. Dabadghao, R.N. Mehrotra and E. Bhatia, Lucknow,Mumbai and Hyderabad, India and Parkville, Victoria, Australia

247

 

 

Hydrocortisone Treatment in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Inhibits Serum

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate and Affects the GH–IGF-I System

 

G. Guercio, M.A. Rivarola, E. Chaler, M. Maceiras and A. Belgorosky, Buenos Aires, Argentina

255

 

 

PATIENT REPORT LETTERS

 

Unusual Thyroid Constellation in Down Syndrome: Congenital Hypothyroidism, Graves’ Disease,

and Hemiagenesis in the Same Child

 

T.D. Nebesio and E.A. Eugster, Indianapolis, IN, USA

263

 

 

Activating TSH-Receptor Mutation (Met453Thr) as a Cause of Adenomatous Non-Autoimmune

Hyperthyroidism in a 3 Year-old Boy

 

S. Kraemer, K. Rothe, R. Pfaeffle, D. Fuehrer-Sakel, H. Till and O.J. Muensterer, Leipzig, Germany

269

 

 

Mother-to-Son Transmission of a Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Activating Mutation in a

Prepubertal Child with Testotoxicosis

 

M. Eunice, P. Philibert, B. Kulshreshtha, F. Audran, F. Paris, C. Sultan and

A.C. Ammini, New Delhi, India and Montpellier, France

275

 

 

Recurrence of Giant Juvenile Breast Fibroadenoma in a Girl with Turner’s Syndrome

 

V. Calcaterra, D.R. Coscia, A. Sgarella, B. Burroni, M. Podetta, A. Andorno, A. Ferrari and D. Larizza, Pavia, Italy

281

 

 

CALENDAR

285