The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages A4-A8, June 2006

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Notes from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc 

Child Abuse Pediatrics: A new pediatric subspecialty 711

Robert W. Block, MD, and Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, Detroit, Michigan

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Editorials 

TREATMENT TO PREVENT PATENCY OF THE DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS: BENEFICIAL OR HARMFUL? 713

Carl L. Bose, MD, and Matthew Laughon, MD, MPH, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Risk of portal obstruction in newborns 715

Fernando Alvarez, MD, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Risks to Child Health from Methylmercury Exposure in Immigrant Populations 716

Joseph L. Jacobson, PhD, and Sandra W. Jacobson, PhD, Detroit, Michigan

A deeper look into cysteamine absorption for the treatment of cystinosis 718

Robert Kleta, MD, PhD, Bethesda, Maryland

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Medical progress 

Genomic analyses: A neonatology perspective 720

C. Michael Cotten, MD, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD, Ronald N. Goldberg, MD, and Marcy C. Speer, PhD, Durham, North Carolina

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Special article 

Pediatric workforce: A look at neonatal-perinatal medicine data from the american board of pediatrics 727

Linda A. Althouse, PhD, and James A. Stockman III, MD, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Original articles 

Indomethacin prophylaxis, patent ductus arteriosus, and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Further analyses from the trial of indomethacin prophylaxis in preterms (tipp) 730

Barbara Schmidt, MD, MSc, Robin S. Roberts, MSc, Avroy Fanaroff, MD, Peter Davis, MD, Haresh M. Kirpalani, MD, MSc, Chuks Nwaesei, MD, Michael Vincer, MD, and the TIPP Investigators, Nova Scotia, Canada

Portal vein thrombosis in the neonate: risk factors, course, and outcome 735

Iris Morag, MD, Monica Epelman, MD, Alan Daneman, MD, Rahim Moineddin, PhD, Boriana Parvez, MD, FAAP, FRCPC, Tal Shechter, MD, and Jonathan Hellmann, MD, FRCPC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Respiratory distress syndrome-associated inflammation is related to early but not late peri/intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants 740

Tannette G. Krediet, MD, PhD, Annemieke Kavelaars, PhD, Hendrik J. Vreman, PhD, Cobi J. Heijnen, PhD, and Frank van Bel, MD, PhD, Stanford, California

Catch-down growth during infancy of children born small (SGA) or appropriate (AGA) for gestational age with short-statured parents 747

Thomas M.K. Völkl, MD, Bettina Haas, MD, Christoph Beier, MD, Diemud Simm, MD, and Helmuth G. Dörr, MD, Nuremberg, Germany

Homozygosity for TNSALP mutation 1348c>t (arg433cys) causes infantile hypophosphatasia manifesting transient disease correction and variably lethal outcome in a kindred of black ancestry 753

Michael P. Whyte, MD, Kevan Essmyer, MS, Michael Geimer, BS, and Steven Mumm, PhD, St. Louis, Missouri

Increased levels of mercury associated with high fish intakes among children from vancouver, canada 759

Sheila M. Innis, PhD, Jan Palaty, PhD, Ziba Vaghri, MSc, and Gillian Lockitch MD, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Understanding intestinal cysteamine bitartrate absorption 764

Ranjan Dohil, MD, Meredith Fidler, PhD, Bruce A. Barshop, MD, PhD, Jon Gangoiti Reena Deutsch, PhD, Michael Martin, PhD, and Jerry A. Schneider, MD, La Jolla, California

Renal replacement therapy in the treatment of confirmed or suspected inborn errors of metabolism 770

Kevin D. McBryde, MD, David B. Kershaw, MD, Timothy E. Bunchman, MD, Norma J. Maxvold, MD, Theresa A. Mottes, RN, Timothy L. Kudelka, RN, BSN, and Patrick D. Brophy, MD, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan

50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—Incidence of Retrolental Fibroplasias: Past and Present 778

Rosemary D. Higgins, Bethesda, Maryland

The value of the metabolic autopsy in the pediatric hospital setting 779

Linda M. Ernst, MD, MHS, Neal Sondheimer, MD, PhD, Matthew A. Deardorff, MD, PhD, Michael J. Bennett, PhD, and Bruce R. Pawel, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bullying, regimen self-management, and metabolic control in youth with type I diabetes 784

Eric A. Storch, PhD, Amanda D. Heidgerken, PhD, Gary R. Geffken, PhD, Adam B. Lewin, MS, Vanessa Ohleyer, BA, Marianna Freddo, BA, and Janet H. Silverstein, MD, Gainesville, Florida

Definition of Metabolic Syndrome in Preadolescent Girls 788

Carolyn H. Chi, MD, Yun Wang, MS, Darrell M. Wilson, MD, and Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH, Stanford, California

Physical Activity Augments Bone Mineral Accrual in Young Children: The Iowa Bone Development Study 793

Kathleen F. Janz, EdD, Julie M. Gilmore, PhD, Trudy L. Burns, PhD, Steven M. Levy, DDS, MPH, James C. Torner, PhD, Marcia C. Willing, MD, and Teresa A. Marshall, PhD, Iowa City, Iowa

Arthritis presenting during the acute phase of kawasaki disease 800

Grace W. K. Gong, MBBS, Brian W. McCrindle, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Joyce C. Ching, MSc, and Rae S. M. Yeung, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—Chronic Benign Neutropenia in Infancy and Early Childhood 805

Jason B. Litten, MD, Dallas, Texas

Survival in infants with down syndrome, metropolitan Atlanta, 1979-1998 806

Sonja A. Rasmussen, MD, MS, Lee-Yang Wong, MS, Adolfo Correa, MD, PhD, Don Gambrell, BS, MSHS, and J. M. Friedman, MD, PhD, Atlanta, Georgia and Vancouver, Canada

50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—Treatment of Wilms’ tumor 812

George R. Buchanan, MD, Dallas, Texas

Antilymphoid antibody preconditioning and tacrolimus monotherapy for pediatric kidney transplantation 813

Ron Shapiro, MD, Demetrius Ellis, MD, Henkie P. Tan, MD, PhD, Michael L. Moritz, MD, Amit Basu, MD, Abhay N. Vats, MD, Akhtar S. Khan, MD, Edward A. Gray, BS, Adrianna Zeevi, PhD, Corde McFeaters, RN, BSN, Gerri James, RN, CCTC, Mary Jo Grosso, RN, MSN, Amadeo Marcos, MD, and Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Economic Impact of Children Dispensed Asthma Medications Without an Asthma Diagnosis 819

David A. Stempel, MD, Joseph D. Spahn, MD, Richard H. Stanford, PharmD, Jacqueline R. Carranza Rosenzweig, PharmD, and Trent P. McLaughlin, PhD, Bellevue, Washington, Denver, Colorado, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Phoenix, Arizona

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Invited commentary 

Transitioning children with chronic diseases to adult care: Current knowledge, practices, and directions 824

Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH, and Ericka J. Hudson, MHSA, Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Clinical and laboratory observations 

Arginine:Glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT) deficiency in a newborn: Early treatment can prevent phenotypic expression of the disease 828

Roberta Battini, MD, PhD, M. Grazia Alessandrì, PhD, Vincenzo Leuzzi, MD, Francesca Moro, PhD, Michela Tosetti, PhD, Maria C. Bianchi, MD, and Giovanni Cioni, MD, Pisa, Italy

Severe liver injury after initiating therapy with atomoxetine in two children 831

Joel R. Lim, MD, Philip R. Faught, MD, Naga P. Chalasani, MD, and Jean P. Molleston, MD, Indianapolis, Indiana

Severe Cough And Retinal Hemorrhage In Infants And Young Children 835

Michael Goldman, MD, Zahi Dagan, MD, Mordish Yair, MD, Uriel Elbaz, Eli Lahat, MD, and Morad Yair, MD, Tel Aviv, Israel

Mutations in the DNA mismatch repair gene MLH1 associated with early-onset colon cancer 837

Irene Marcos, PhD, Salud Borrego, MD, PhD, Miguel Urioste, MD, PhD, Carmen García-Vallés, MD, and Guillermo Antiñolo, MD, PhD, Sevilla and Madrid, Spain

Neonatal laryngoscope intubation and the digital method: A randomized controlled trial 840

José Henrique Silva Moura, MD, and Gisélia Alves Pontes da Silva, MD, PhD, Recife and Pernambuco, Brazil

Secondary Transmission Of Varicella Vaccine Virus In A Chronic Care Facility For Children 842

Richard Grossberg, MD, Rafael Harpaz, MD, Elena Rubtcova, PhD, Vladimir Loparev, PhD, Jane F. Seward, MBBS, MPH, and D. Scott Schmid, PhD, Mantua, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia

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Insights 

Allergic contact dermatitis due to transdermal contraception patch 845

Tamar Stricker, MD, and Felix H. Sennhauser, MD, Zurich, Switzerland

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Letters 

Growth hormone therapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome 846

Adriana Franzese, MD, Alfonso Romano, MD, Maria Immacolata Spagnuolo, MD, PhD, Francesca Ruju, MD, and Giuliana Valerio, MD, PhD, Naples, Italy

Reply 846

Aaron L. Carrel, MD, David B. Allen, MD, and Victoria A. Moerchen, PT, PhD, Madison, Wisconsin, and Baltimore, Maryland

Hyperglycemia in critically ill children 847

Deborah Bowlby, MD, Robert Rapaport, MD, and Joanne Hojsak, MD, New York, New York

Reply 847

Edward Vincent Faustino, MD, and Michael Apkon, MD, PhD, MBA, New Haven, Connecticut

Serum citrulline levels in infants with short bowel syndrome 848

Yusuf Celik, Prof Dr, PhD, and Fatma Celik, Asst Prof Dr, PhD, Diyarbakir, Turkey

Reply 848

Marc Rhoads, MD, Guoyao Wu, PhD, and Joseph Galanko, PhD, New Orleans, Louisiana, College Station, Texas, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Oral probiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis 849

Hung-Chih Lin, MD, Bai-Horng Su, MD, and William Oh, MD, Taichung, Taiwan, and Providence, Rhode Island

Reply 850

Alona Bin-Nun, Ruben Bromiker, Michael Kaplan, and Cathy Hammerman, Jerusalem, Israel

Clonidine ingestion in children is not uneventful 850

Marianna Rachmiel, MD, Trudi Johnson, RN, and Denis Daneman, MB, BCh, FRCP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reply 850

Henry A. Spiller, MS, DABAT, and Wendy Klein-Schwartz, PharmD, MPH, Louisville, Kentucky, and Baltimore, Maryland

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Indexes 

AUTHOR INDEX Available at www.jpeds.com

SUBJECT INDEX Available at www.jpeds.com

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Reader services 

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS 10A

INFORMATION FOR READERS 14A

ANNOUNCEMENTS 15A

PII: S0022-3476(06)00475-6

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(06)00475-6

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages A4-A8, June 2006