The aim of this study is to extend to pre-school ages the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
and Diabetes (SIEDP)-2002 growth charts for height, weight and body mass index (…

Results: At each gestational age, boys are heavier than girls by about 4%. Later-born neonates
are heavier than firstborn neonates by about 3%. The effects of sex and birth order on …

Context In the absence of an effective vaccine, serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB)
remains a major cause of invasive disease in early childhood in developed countries. …

Background and Objectives: Dysmenorrhea is commonly categorized into two types; primary
and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is the focus of this review. PD is defined as …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism, particularly
during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition may …

The Italian Consensus Position Statement on Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Obesity
in Children and Adolescents integrates and updates the previous guidelines to deliver an …

Objective To investigate the association between juvenile autoimmune thyroiditis (JAT) and
thyroid cancer in pediatric patients. Design We conducted a retrospective study among …

Background The most striking event in the whole process of female puberty is the onset of
menstruation. To our knowledge, no large population-based studies have been performed on …

In childhood the traditional diagnostic approach to thyroid nodules consists of clinical, laboratory,
and imaging evaluations. A safe and accurate procedure is needed to promptly identify …

Restoration of BECN1/Beclin 1-dependent autophagy and depletion of SQSTM1/p62 by genetic
manipulation or autophagy-stimulatory proteostasis regulators, such as cystamine, have …