“Inborn errors of metabolism” and “chemical individuality” two ideas of Sir Archibald Garrod briefly revisited 50 years after his death G. R. Burgio Editorial Pages: 2 - 5
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GH-RH, GRF)—an important new clinical tool Z. LaronB. Bauman Annotation Pages: 6 - 9
Neocytopheresis: a new approach for the transfusion of patients with thalassaemia major P. TriadouR. GirotL. Barritault Original Investigations Pages: 10 - 13
Intermediate-dose methotrexate in the treatment of childhood acute lymphocytic leukaemia: lack of benefit during maintenance therapy following intensive induction therapy G. E. Janka-SchaubK. WinklerH. J. Spaar Original Investigations Pages: 14 - 17
C-reactive protein as an indicator of infection in the immunosuppressed child M. GrønnS. H. SlørdahlS. O. Lie Original Investigations Pages: 18 - 21
Protein phosphorylation of neutrophils from normal children and patients with chronic granulomatous disease E. IshiiK. IritaK. Ueda Original Investigations Pages: 22 - 26
Evaluation of serum osteocalcin as an index of altered bone metabolism K. KruseU. Kracht Original Investigations Pages: 27 - 33
Heterogeneity of osteogenesis imperfecta. Biochemical and morphological findings in a case of type III according to Sillence H. StößB. F. PontzR. Ott Original Investigations Pages: 34 - 39
A new hereditary bone dysplasia with characteristic bowing and thickening of the distal ulna E. RosenbergH. Löhr Original Investigations Pages: 40 - 45
Mitochondrial phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase deficiency P. T. ClaytonK. HylandJ. V. Leonard Original Investigations Pages: 46 - 50
Prenatal exclusion of purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency E. Carapella De LucaM. StegagnoH. A. Simmonds Original Investigations Pages: 51 - 53
Significance of serum lipoprotein-X and gammaglutamyltranspeptidase in the diagnosis of biliary atresia. A preliminary study in 27 cholestatic young infants Y. TazawaM. YamadaM. Kasai Original Investigations Pages: 54 - 57
Scarring of the hands resulting from venipunctures in babies A. L. Den OudenH. M. BergerJ. H. Ruys Original Investigations Pages: 58 - 59
Listeria monocytogenes neonatal meningitis in The Netherlands C. J. J. MulderH. C. Zanen Original Investigations Pages: 60 - 62
Iron status in low birth weight infants on breast and formula feeding Y. IwaiT. TakanashiH. Mikawa Original Investigations Pages: 63 - 65
Haemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy K. J. Van AckerA. M. RoodhooftH. Van Bever Original Investigations Pages: 66 - 69
Evaluation of the pituitary-thyroidal axis in newborns undergoing exchange transfusion R. LanesM. BorgesF. Febres Original Investigations Pages: 70 - 72
Overnight metabolic profiles in very young insulin-dependent diabetic children C. E. de BeaufortG. J. BruiningR. van Strik Original Investigations Pages: 73 - 76
Changes in thyroid function tests induced by 2 month carbamazepine treatment in l-thyroxine-substituted hypothyroid children F. De LucaT. ArrigoF. Trimarchi Original Investigations Pages: 77 - 79
Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in patients with cystic fibrosis M. H. SchöniK. TürlerR. Kraemer Original Investigations Pages: 80 - 83
Difficult hGH treatment in a patient with type III glycogen storage disease D. LarizzaG. MaggioreR. Ciceri Original Investigations Pages: 84 - 85
Statistical analysis of statural growth following kidney transplantation R. S. Fennell IIIJ. T. LoveG. A. Richard Original Investigations Pages: 86 - 89
Renal glomerular size in infants with congenital heart disease and in cases of sudden infant death syndrome S. VariendA. J. Howat Original Investigations Pages: 90 - 93
Demonstration of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in a previously healthy boy with fulminant hepatic failure J. DeutschH. WolfD. Stünzner Original Investigations Pages: 94 - 98
Selective immunoglobulin M deficiency associated with disseminated molluscum contagiosum M. MayumiK. YamaokaH. Mikawa Original Investigations Pages: 99 - 103
Possible polyclonal B cell activation in mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome F. FurukawaG. OhshioY. Hamashima Original Investigations Pages: 104 - 108
Fatty acid composition of plasma lipids in Nigerian children with protein-energy malnutrition B. KoletzkoP. O. AbiodunH. J. Bremer Original Investigations Pages: 109 - 115
Severe pulmonary arterial stenoses in Conradi-Hünermann disease E. TrowitzschR. RichterH. C. Kallfelz Original Investigations Pages: 116 - 118
Severe congenital factor X deficiency with intracranial haemorrhage T. SumerM. AhmadM. I. Al-Mouzan Original Investigations Pages: 119 - 120
Ataxia telangiectasia with generalized skin pigmentation and early death M. TsukaharaM. MasudaM. S. Sasaki Original Investigations Pages: 121 - 124
Anuria in a premature infant due to ureteropelvic fungal bezoars J. LauferB. ReichmanM. Brish Original Investigations Pages: 125 - 127
Recovery from post-traumatic anterior pituitary insufficiency U. EiholzerM. ZachmannA. Prader Short Communications Pages: 128 - 130
Low grade mucoepidermoid tumour of the bronchus in childhood: A therapeutic dilemma A. LeibermanJ. Bar-ZivH. J. Zirkin Short Communications Pages: 130 - 132
Parathyroid hormone, calcitonin and vitamin D metabolites in beta-thalassaemia major G. ZamboniP. MarradiL. Tatò Short Communications Pages: 133 - 136
A prenatal test for the cerebro-hepato-renal (Zellweger) syndrome by demonstration of the absence of catalase-containing particles (peroxisomes) in cultured amniotic fluid cells R. J. A. WandersG. SchrakampR. B. H. Schutgens Short Communications Pages: 136 - 138
Effect of splenectomy on destructive bone changes in children with chronic (Type I) Gaucher disease A. AshkenaziR. ZaizovY. Matoth Short Communications Pages: 138 - 141
Bronze baby syndrome, biliary hypoplasia, incomplete Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and partial trisomy 11 J. K. H. WalesV. WalkerP. T. Clayton Case Reports Pages: 141 - 143
Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins and thyroid function tests in two siblings with neonatal thyrotoxicosis J. M. WitB. Rees-SmithL. J. Gerards Case Reports Pages: 143 - 147
True precocious puberty of a girl with hamartoma of the CNS successfully treated by operation K. HadjilambrisR. FahlbuschE. Heinze Case Reports Pages: 148 - 150
The diagnosis of Dubowitz syndrome in the neonatal period — a case report A. ShuperP. MerlobI. Varsano Case Reports Pages: 151 - 152
Gamma globulin and methylprednisolone in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura A. FersterM. ToppetP. Fondu Letters to the Editors Pages: 157 - 157
Gamma globulin and methylprednisolone in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura Şinasi ÖzsoyluGülyüz ErtürkAyşegül Tokatli Letters to the Editors Pages: 157 - 158
The high incidence of neonatal hypothyroidism: artificial or real? M. PortolésA. Jordá Letters to the Editors Pages: 158 - 158
Treatment of lactic acidosis: effects of dichloroacetate on lactate and pyruvate levels in the cerebrospinal fluid I. OkabeH. KodamaS. Miyabayashi Letters to the Editors Pages: 159 - 159
Luminol-dependent chemiluminescence of human neonatal polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) activity C. CogliatiD. VaggiL. Brunelli Letters to the Editors Pages: 159 - 160
Further study of the epidemiology of rotavirus infection in Tokyo H. UshijimaB. KimR. Fujii Letters to the Editors Pages: 162 - 162
