JOURNAL OF

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

VOLUME 22, NUMBER 5

MAY 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIAL
Perpetuum Mobile. Prof. Zvi Laron – Israel Prize, 2009
Z. Zadik, Rehovot, Israel [free text]	387
REVIEW
Epidemiology and Predisposing Factors of Obesity in Greece: From the Second World War Until Today
M.L. Roditis, E.S. Parlapani, T. Tzotzas, M. Hassapidou and G.E. Krassas, Thessaloniki, Greece [free text]	389
IMAGES IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
Posterior Pituitary Ectopia with Absent Pituitary Stalk - A Rare Cause of Hypopituitarism
N.A. Choh, S.A. Choh, M. Jehangir and R. Yousuf, Srinagar, India [free text]	407
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
School-based Exercise Improves Fitness, Body Composition, Insulin Sensitivity, and Markers of Inflammation in Non-Obese Children
A.L. Carrel, J.J. McVean, R.R. Clark, S.E. Peterson, J.C. Eickhoff and D.B. Allen, Madison, WI, USA [free text]	409
Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Levels Predict Weight, Height and Protein Catabolism in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
M. Switzer, J. Rice, M. Rice and D.S. Hardin, Columbus, OH, USA	417
Short-Term Cyproheptadine Therapy in Underweight Children: Effects on Growth and Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor-I
P. Mahachoklertwattana, S. Wanasuwankul, P. Poomthavorn, L. Choubtum and A. Sriphrapradang, Bangkok, Thailand	425
HbA1c and Serum Levels of Advanced Glycation and Oxidation Protein Products in Poorly and Well Controlled Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
J. Kostolanská, V. Jakuš and L. Barák, Bratislava, Slovakia	433
A Strategy to Avoid Missed Cases in a Brazilian Neonatal TSH Screening Program for Congenital Hypothyroidism
E. Kreisner, P. Vargas, A. Stein, J.L. Gross, M.D. Guerreiro Moreira and A.S. Goldbeck, Porto Alegre, Brazil [free text]	443
Treatment with Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Induces Left Ventricular Mass in Cryptorchid Boys
O. Pirgon, M.E. Atabek, B. Oran, S. Suleymanoglu and C. Meral, Konya and Istanbul, Turkey	449
PATIENT REPORT LETTERS
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypothyroidism and Celiac Disease in a Girl with Down’s Syndrome - A Rare Association
R. Santos, S. Correia, C. Pereira and L. Sampaio, Lisbon, Portugal	455
Childhood Virilization and Adrenal Suppression After Ingestion of Methandienone and Cyproheptadine
P. Poomthavorn, P. Mahachoklertwattana and P. Khlairit, Bangkok, Thailand	459
Childhood Aleukemic Leukemia with Hypercalcemia and Bone Lesions Mimicking Metabolic Bone Disease
P. Ganesan, S. Thulkar, R. Gupta and S. Bakhshi, New Delhi, India	463
Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase Deficiency with Antley-Bixler Syndrome: Steroidogenic Capacities
S. Iijima, A. Ohishi and T. Ohzeki, Hamamatsu, Japan [free text]	469
CALENDAR	477