1. The pioneers of pediatric medicine

   Announcement Pages: 1 - 1

2. Gerhard Joppich: in honour of his 80th birthday

   • H.-R. Wiedemann

   Original Investigations Pages: 2 - 2

3. Levels of renin, angiotensin I and II, angiotensin-converting enzyme and aldosterone in infancy and childhood

   • T. J. W. Fiselier
   • P. Lijnen
   • P. Peer

   Original Investigations Pages: 3 - 7

4. Genetic heterogeneity of the ichthyosis, hypogonadism, mental retardation, and epilepsy syndrome

   • M. Münke
   • K. Kruse
   • M. Tolksdorf

   Original Investigations Pages: 8 - 13

5. Hypochondrogenesis

   • P. Maroteaux
   • V. Stanescu
   • R. Stanescu

   Original Investigations Pages: 14 - 22

6. Studies on the quality of pancreatic preparations: Enzyme content, prospective bioavailability, bile acid pattern, and contamination with purines

   • K. H. Niessen
   • J. König
   • B. Neef

   Original Investigations Pages: 23 - 29

7. Abnormal metabolism of valproic acid in fatal hepatic failure

   • W. Kochen
   • A. Schneider
   • A. Ritz

   Original Investigations Pages: 30 - 35

8. Hypocalcaemic seizures following gastrectomy

   • L. S. Taitz
   • J. K. H. Wales
   • L. Spitz

   Original Investigations Pages: 36 - 38

9. Abnormal fatty acid pattern of the plasma cholesterol ester fraction in cystic fibrosis patients with and without pancreatic insufficiency

   • V. Rogiers
   • A. Vercruysse
   • D. Baran

   Original Investigations Pages: 39 - 42

10. Gestational age assessment by the lens examination method in normal and pathological pregnancies

    • Etan Z. Zimmer
    • Polo Sujov
    • Bezalel A. Peretz

    Original Investigations Pages: 43 - 45

11. Unexpectedly high peak expiratory flow rates in normal Greek children

    • J. N. Tsanakas
    • R. A. Primhak
    • J. G. Karpouzas

    Original Investigations Pages: 46 - 49

12. Circulating immune complex in the mucocutaneous lymphnode syndrome

    • A. Furuse
    • I. Matsuda

    Short Communication Pages: 50 - 51

13. Prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of meconium peritonitis in a preterm infant

    • M. De Curtis
    • P. Martinelli
    • F. Ciccimarra

    Case Reports Pages: 51 - 52

14. Partial trisomy 3p in two siblings: Clinical and pathological findings

    • N. Van Regemorter
    • E. Vamos
    • J. Flament-Durand

    Case Reports Pages: 53 - 56

15. Familial infantile cortical hyperostosis

    • L. Emmery
    • J. Timmermans
    • J. P. Fryns

    Case Reports Pages: 56 - 58

16. The Weaver syndrome in a girl

    • P. Meinecke
    • E. Schaefer
    • R. Engelbrecht

    Case Reports Pages: 58 - 59

17. A case of transient neonatal citrullinemia

    • Akira Ohtake
    • Masaki Takayanagi
    • Hironori Nakajima

    Case Reports Pages: 60 - 61

18. Sulfite oxidase deficiency and the detection of urinary sulfite

    • S. K. Wadman
    • B. P. Cats
    • P. K. de Bree

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 62 - 63

19. The role of hyperparathyroidism in the pathogenesis of renal anemia

    • D. E. Müller-Wiefel
    • O. Mehls
    • K. Schärer

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 63 - 65

20. Hyperparathyroidism and anemia in chronic renal failure

    • S. Özsoylu

    Letters to the Editor Pages: 65 - 65