*Department of Pediatrics, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany; †Department of Pediatrics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; ‡Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; §Department of Pediatrics, University of Essen, Essen, Germany; ∥Department of Pediatrics, Medical School Hannover, Hanover, Germany; ¶Department of Pediatrics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; #Department of Pediatrics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; **Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Catania, Italy; ††Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ‡‡Department of Pediatrics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; and §§The Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Correspondence to Dr. Rene[Combining Acute Accent] Santer, Department of Pediatrics, University Children’s Hospital, Martini Strasse 52, D-20246 Hamburg, Germany. Phone: +49-40-42803-3710; Fax: +49-40-42803-5107;
Accepted July 24, 2003
Received June 17, 2003