Articles listed in blue may be of special interest to clinicians.

Special Features:

Sundeep Khosla, L. Joseph Melton, III, and B. Lawrence Riggs

CLINICAL REVIEW 144:Estrogen and the Male Skeleton
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1443-1450 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1443 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. I. McFarlane, R. Muniyappa, R. Francisco, and J. R. Sowers

CLINICAL REVIEW 145:Pleiotropic Effects of Statins: Lipid Reduction and Beyond
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1451-1458 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1451 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yolanda C. Oertel

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:A Pathologist Trying to Help Endocrinologists to Interpret Cytopathology Reports from Thyroid Aspirates
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1459-1461 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1459 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina Wang and Ronald S. Swerdloff

EDITORIAL:Should the Nonaromatizable Androgen Dihydrotestosterone Be Considered as an Alternative to Testosterone in the Treatment of the Andropause?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1462-1466 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1462 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pekka Kunelius, Olavi Lukkarinen, Minna L. Hannuksela, Outi Itkonen, and Juha S. Tapanainen

The Effects of Transdermal Dihydrotestosterone in the Aging Male: A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1467-1472 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Econs and Tatiana Foroud

EDITORIAL:The Genetics of Absorptive Hypercalciuria—A Note of Caution
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1473-1475 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1473 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Berenice Y. Reed, William L. Gitomer, Howard J. Heller, Ming Chue Hsu, Martha Lemke, Paulette Padalino, and Charles Y. C. Pak

Identification and Characterization of a Gene with Base Substitutions Associated with the Absorptive Hypercalciuria Phenotype and Low Spinal Bone Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1476-1485 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1476 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leonard Wartofsky

EDITORIAL:Using Baseline and Recombinant Human TSH-Stimulated Tg Measurements to Manage Thyroid Cancer without Diagnostic ¹³¹I Scanning
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1486-1489 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1486 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernest L. Mazzaferri and Richard T. Kloos

Is Diagnostic Iodine-131 Scanning with Recombinant Human TSH Useful in the Follow-Up of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer after Thyroid Ablation?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1490-1498 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Pacini, M. Capezzone, R. Elisei, C. Ceccarelli, D. Taddei, and A. Pinchera

Diagnostic 131-Iodine Whole-Body Scan May Be Avoided in Thyroid Cancer Patients Who Have Undetectable Stimulated Serum Tg Levels After Initial Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1499-1501 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1499 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Stefano Palomba, Francesco Orio, Jr., Annamaria Colao, Costantino di Carlo, Teresa Sena, Gaetano Lombardi, Fulvio Zullo, and Pasquale Mastrantonio

Effect of Estrogen Replacement Plus Low-Dose Alendronate Treatment on Bone Density in Surgically Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1502-1508 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian S. Dobs, Tam Nguyen, Cindy Pace, and Carla P. Roberts

Differential Effects of Oral Estrogen versus Oral Estrogen-Androgen Replacement Therapy on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1509-1516 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1509 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annick Van den Bruel, Alex Maes, Tom De Potter, Luc Mortelmans, Maria Drijkoningen, Bo Van Damme, Pierre Delaere, and Roger Bouillon

Clinical Relevance of Thyroid Fluorodeoxyglucose-Whole Body Positron Emission Tomography Incidentaloma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1517-1520 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vahab Fatourechi, Ian D. Hay, Houman Javedan, Gregory A. Wiseman, Brian P. Mullan, and Colum A. Gorman

Lack of Impact of Radioiodine Therapy in Tg-Positive, Diagnostic Whole-Body Scan-Negative Patients with Follicular Cell-Derived Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1521-1526 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edralin A. Lucas, Robert D. Wild, Lisa J. Hammond, Dania A. Khalil, Shanil Juma, Bruce P. Daggy, Barbara J. Stoecker, and Bahram H. Arjmandi

Flaxseed Improves Lipid Profile without Altering Biomarkers of Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1527-1532 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1527 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadia Caraccio, Ele Ferrannini, and Fabio Monzani

Lipoprotein Profile in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Response to Levothyroxine Replacement, a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1533-1538 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siu L. Hui, Anthony J. Perkins, Lifen Zhou, Christopher Longcope, Michael J. Econs, Munro Peacock, Cindy McClintock, and C. Conrad Johnston, Jr.

Bone Loss at the Femoral Neck in Premenopausal White Women: Effects of Weight Change and Sex-Hormone Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1539-1543 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arnold J. Kahn and Bernard Halloran

Dehydroepiandrosterone Supplementation and Bone Turnover in Middle-Aged to Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1544-1549 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sundeep Khosla, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Colin R. Dunstan, and W. M. O’Fallon

Effect of Estrogen versus Testosterone on Circulating Osteoprotegerin and Other Cytokine Levels in Normal Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1550-1554 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silva A. Arslanian, Vered Lewy, Kapriel Danadian, and Rola Saad

Metformin Therapy in Obese Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Impaired Glucose Tolerance: Amelioration of Exaggerated Adrenal Response to Adrenocorticotropin with Reduction of Insulinemia/Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1555-1559 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Jayagopal, E. S. Kilpatrick, S. Holding, P. E. Jennings, and S. L. Atkin

The Biological Variation of Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1560-1562 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myles Wolf, Laura Sandler, Kristine Muñoz, Karen Hsu, Jeffrey L. Ecker, and Ravi Thadhani

First Trimester Insulin Resistance and Subsequent Preeclampsia: A Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1563-1568 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1563 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nir Hirshoren, Inna Tzoran, Igor Makrienko, Yehuda Edoute, Mikahl M. Plawner, Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor, and Giris Jacob

Menstrual Cycle Effects on the Neurohumoral and Autonomic Nervous Systems Regulating the Cardiovascular System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1569-1575 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1569 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Meijssen, R. J. Derksen, S. Bilecen, D. W. Erkelens, and M. Castro Cabezas

In Vivo Modulation of Plasma Free Fatty Acids in Patients with Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia Using Lipid-Lowering Medication
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1576-1580 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aaron L. Carrel, Susan E. Myers, Barbara Y. Whitman, and David B. Allen

Benefits of Long-Term GH Therapy in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A 4-Year Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1581-1585 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1581 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc C. Hochberg, Susan Greenspan, Richard D. Wasnich, Paul Miller, Desmond E. Thompson, and Philip D. Ross

Changes in Bone Density and Turnover Explain the Reductions in Incidence of Nonvertebral Fractures that Occur during Treatment with Antiresorptive Agents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1586-1592 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1586 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Boonen, Clifford Rosen, Roger Bouillon, Andreas Sommer, Malcolm McKay, David Rosen, Steven Adams, Paul Broos, Jan Lenaerts, Jef Raus, Dirk Vanderschueren, and Piet Geusens

Musculoskeletal Effects of the Recombinant Human IGF-I/IGF Binding Protein-3 Complex in Osteoporotic Patients with Proximal Femoral Fracture: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1593-1599 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea F. Attanasio, Peter C. Bates, Ken K. Y. Ho, Susan M. Webb, Richard J. Ross, Christian J. Strasburger, Roger Bouillon, Brenda Crowe, Keith Selander, Domenico Valle, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

Human Growth Hormone Replacement in Adult Hypopituitary Patients: Long-Term Effects on Body Composition and Lipid Status—3-Year Results from the HypoCCS Database
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1600-1606 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1600 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie B. Seminara, James S. Acierno, Jr., Najim A. Abdulwahid, William F. Crowley, Jr., and David H. Margolin

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Cerebellar Ataxia: Detailed Phenotypic Characterization of a Large, Extended Kindred
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1607-1612 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1607 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ines L. Sedlmeyer and Mark R. Palmert

Delayed Puberty: Analysis of a Large Case Series from an Academic Center
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1613-1620 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriane Maria Rodrigues, Rosana Bento Radominski, Henrique de Lacerda Suplicy, Sergio Monteiro De Almeida, Patricia Artigas Niclewicz, and Cesar Luiz Boguszewski

The Cerebrospinal Fluid/Serum Leptin Ratio during Pharmacological Therapy for Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1621-1626 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1621 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. Isidori, G. Kaltsas, V. Frajese, B. Kola, R. A. F. Whitelocke, P. N. Plowman, K. E. Britton, J. P. Monson, A. B. Grossman, and G. M. Besser

Ocular Metastases Secondary to Carcinoid Tumors: The Utility of Imaging with [¹²³I]Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine and [¹¹¹In]DTPA Pentetreotide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1627-1633 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1627 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ralph Decker, Carl-Joachim Partsch, and Wolfgang G. Sippell

COMMENT:Combined Treatment with Testosterone (T) and Ethinylestradiol (EE2) in Constitutionally Tall Boys: Is Treatment with T Plus EE2 More Effective in Reducing Final Height in Tall Boys than T Alone?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1634-1639 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1634 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Newell-Price, D. G. Morris, W. M. Drake, M. Korbonits, J. P. Monson, G. M. Besser, and A. B. Grossman

Optimal Response Criteria for the Human CRH Test in the Differential Diagnosis of ACTH-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1640-1645 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1640 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

S. Tsagarakis, C. Tsigos, V. Vasiliou, P. Tsiotra, J. Kaskarelis, C. Sotiropoulou, S. A. Raptis, and N. Thalassinos

The Desmopressin and Combined CRH-Desmopressin Tests in the Differential Diagnosis of ACTH-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome: Constraints Imposed by the Expression of V2 Vasopressin Receptors in Tumors with Ectopic ACTH Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1646-1653 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1646 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Cittadini, Annika Berggren, Salvatore Longobardi, Christer Ehrnborg, Raffaele Napoli, Thord Rosén, Serafino Fazio, Kenneth Caidahl, Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, and Luigi Saccà

Supraphysiological Doses of GH Induce Rapid Changes in Cardiac Morphology and Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1654-1659 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1654 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vanessa E. Murphy, Tamas Zakar, Roger Smith, Warwick B. Giles, Peter G. Gibson, and Vicki L. Clifton

Reduced 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Activity Is Associated with Decreased Birth Weight Centile in Pregnancies Complicated by Asthma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1660-1668 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1660 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Ehrmann, Peter E. H. Schwarz, Manami Hara, Xu Tang, Yukio Horikawa, Jacqueline Imperial, Graeme I. Bell, and Nancy J. Cox

Relationship of Calpain-10 Genotype to Phenotypic Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1669-1673 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1669 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Lombardo, Eric Baudin, Eusebio Chiefari, Franco Arturi, Stephane Bardet, Bernard Caillou, Chiara Conte, Bruno Dallapiccola, Dario Giuffrida, Jean-Michel Bidart, Martin Schlumberger, and Sebastiano Filetti

Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Clinical Variability and Low Aggressiveness Associated with RET Mutation at Codon 804
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1674-1680 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1674 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernhard M. W. Schmidt, Nicole Martin, Anette C. Georgens, Hanns-C. Tillmann, Martin Feuring, Michael Christ, and Martin Wehling

Nongenomic Cardiovascular Effects of Triiodothyronine in Euthyroid Male Volunteers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1681-1686 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roland Gärtner, Barbara C. H. Gasnier, Johannes W. Dietrich, Bjarne Krebs, and Matthias W. A. Angstwurm

Selenium Supplementation in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis Decreases Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1687-1691 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gemma Sesmilo, Wesley P. Fairfield, Laurence Katznelson, Karen Pulaski, Pamela U. Freda, Vivien Bonert, Eleni Dimaraki, Stavros Stavrou, Mary Lee Vance, Douglas Hayden, and Anne Klibanski

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Acromegaly before and after Normalization of Serum IGF-I Levels with the GH Antagonist Pegvisomant
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1692-1699 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valerie Porra, Francoise Bernier-Valentin, Severine Trouttet-Masson, Nicole Berger-Dutrieux, Jean-Louis Peix, Agnes Perrin, Samia Selmi-Ruby, and Bernard Rousset

Characterization and Semiquantitative Analyses of Pendrin Expressed in Normal and Tumoral Human Thyroid Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1700-1707 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1700 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francois M. H. van Dielen, Cornelis van ‘t Veer, Wim A. Buurman, and Jan Willem M. Greve

Leptin and Soluble Leptin Receptor Levels in Obese and Weight-Losing Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1708-1716 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1708 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jarrod Bailey, Robert J. Phillips, Alison J. Pollard, Kate Gilmore, Stephen C. Robson, and G. Nicholas Europe-Finner

Characterization and Functional Analysis of cAMP Response Element Modulator Protein and Activating Transcription Factor 2 (ATF2) Isoforms in the Human Myometrium during Pregnancy and Labor: Identification of a Novel ATF2 Species with Potent Transactivation Properties
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1717-1728 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1717 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken Fukuhara, Masatoshi Kariya, Masato Kita, Hiroaki Shime, Takanobu Kanamori, Chika Kosaka, Ayaka Orii, Jun Fujita, and Shingo Fujii

Secreted Frizzled Related Protein 1 Is Overexpressed in Uterine Leiomyomas, Associated with a High Estrogenic Environment and Unrelated to Proliferative Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1729-1736 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1729 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. M. Tuttle, Martin Fleisher, G. L. Francis, and R. J. Robbins

Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels Are Elevated in Metastatic Differentiated Thyroid Cancer but Not Increased by Short-Term TSH Stimulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1737-1742 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gudmundur Johannsson, Yrsa Bergmann Sverrisdóttir, Lars Ellegård, Per-Arne Lundberg, and Hans Herlitz

GH Increases Extracellular Volume by Stimulating Sodium Reabsorption in the Distal Nephron and Preventing Pressure Natriuresis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1743-1749 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1743 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoki Hiroi, Takamasa Ichijo, Hajime Ueshiba, and Yukitaka Miyachi

Intranasal Administration of Adrenocorticotropin-(1–24) Stimulates Adrenocortical Hormone Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1750-1753 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1750 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Russell Metcalfe, Nicola Jordan, Philip Watson, Sevim Gullu, Marie Wiltshire, Michele Crisp, Carol Evans, Anthony Weetman, and Marian Ludgate

Demonstration of Immunoglobulin G, A, and E Autoantibodies to the Human Thyrotropin Receptor Using Flow Cytometry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1754-1761 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1754 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gordon C. S. Smith, Emily J. Stenhouse, Jennifer A. Crossley, David A. Aitken, Alan D. Cameron, and J. Michael Connor

Early Pregnancy Levels of Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and the Risk of Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Premature Birth, Preeclampsia, and Stillbirth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1762-1767 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1762 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosa M. Calvo, Eric Jauniaux, Beatrice Gulbis, Myriam Asunción, Christine Gervy, Bernard Contempré, and Gabriella Morreale de Escobar

Fetal Tissues Are Exposed to Biologically Relevant Free Thyroxine Concentrations during Early Phases of Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1768-1777 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1768 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie P. Taylor, Russell A. Metcalfe, Philip F. Watson, Anthony P. Weetman, and Richard C. Trembath

Mutations of the PDS Gene, Encoding Pendrin, Are Associated with Protein Mislocalization and Loss of Iodide Efflux: Implications for Thyroid Dysfunction in Pendred Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1778-1784 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo F. Catalina, Maria A. Andrade, Ricardo V. García-Mayor, and Federico Mallo

Altered GH Elimination Kinetics in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Can Explain the Elevation in Circulating Levels: Bicompartmental Approach
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1785-1790 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1785 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masanori Minagawa, Toshiyuki Yasuda, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Kanshi Minamitani, Yoshihito Takahashi, David Goltzman, John H. White, Geoffrey N. Hendy, and Yoichi Kohno

Association between AAAG Repeat Polymorphism in the P3 Promoter of the Human Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Peptide Receptor Gene and Adult Height, Urinary Pyridinoline Excretion, and Promoter Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1791-1796 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1791 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Parkinson, W. M. Drake, M. E. Roberts, K. Meeran, G. M. Besser, and P. J. Trainer

A Comparison of the Effects of Pegvisomant and Octreotide on Glucose, Insulin, Gastrin, Cholecystokinin, and Pancreatic Polypeptide Responses to Oral Glucose and a Standard Mixed Meal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1797-1804 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1797 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Berenice B. Mendonca, Maristela V. Leite, Margaret de Castro, Tomoshige Kino, Lucila L. K. Elias, Tania A. S. Bachega, Ivo J. P. Arnhold, George P. Chrousos, and Ana Claudia Latronico

Female Pseudohermaphroditism Caused by a Novel Homozygous Missense Mutation of the GR Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1805-1809 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark L. C. Khoo, Shereen Ezzat, Jeremy L. Freeman, and Sylvia L. Asa

Cyclin D1 Protein Expression Predicts Metastatic Behavior in Thyroid Papillary Microcarcinomas But Is Not Associated with Gene Amplification
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1810-1813 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1810 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark L. C. Khoo, Nigel J. P. Beasley, Shereen Ezzat, Jeremy L. Freeman, and Sylvia L. Asa

Overexpression of Cyclin D1 and Underexpression of p27 Predict Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1814-1818 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1814 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estelle Chamoux, Agnàs Narcy, Jean-Guy Lehoux, and Nicole Gallo-Payet

Fibronectin, Laminin, and Collagen IV as Modulators of Cell Behavior during Adrenal Gland Development in the Human Fetus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1819-1828 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1819 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John C. Achermann, Gokhan Ozisik, Masafumi Ito, Utku A. Orun, Koray Harmanci, Berkan Gurakan, and J. Larry Jameson

Gonadal Determination and Adrenal Development Are Regulated by the Orphan Nuclear Receptor Steroidogenic Factor-1, in a Dose-Dependent Manner
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1829-1833 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1829 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. Isidori, G. A. Kaltsas, M. Korbonits, M. Pyle, M. Gueorguiev, A. Meinhardt, C. Metz, N. Petrovsky, V. Popovic, R. Bucala, and A. B. Grossman

Response of Serum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Levels to Stimulation or Suppression of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Normal Subjects and Patients with Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1834-1840 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1834 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Pritts, Dong Zhao, Emily Ricke, Leslie Waite, and Robert N. Taylor

PPAR- Decreases Endometrial Stromal Cell Transcription and Translation of RANTES in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1841-1844 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1841 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nihar R. Nayak and Robert M. Brenner

Vascular Proliferation and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in the Rhesus Macaque Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1845-1855 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1845 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. V. St-Pierre, B. Hagenbuch, B. Ugele, P. J. Meier, and T. Stallmach

Characterization of an Organic Anion-Transporting Polypeptide (OATP-B) in Human Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1856-1863 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1856 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Bhatia, G. H. Faessen, G. Carland, R. L. Balise, S. E. Gargosky, M. Druzin, Y. El-Sayed, D. M. Wilson, and L. C. Giudice

A Longitudinal Analysis of Maternal Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and Total and Nonphosphorylated IGF-Binding Protein-1 in Human Pregnancies Complicated by Intrauterine Growth Restriction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1864-1870 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1864 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitsuaki Ito, Atsuo Itakura, Yasumasa Ohno, Masao Nomura, Takeshi Senga, Tetsuro Nagasaka, and Shigehiko Mizutani

Possible Activation of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Feto-Placental Unit in Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1871-1878 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1871 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miguel A. Japón, Angel G. Urbano, Carmen Sáez, Dolores I. Segura, Alfonso Leal Cerro, Carlos Diéguez, and Clara V. Alvarez

Glial-Derived Neurotropic Factor and RET Gene Expression in Normal Human Anterior Pituitary Cell Types and in Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1879-1884 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1879 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josephine Z. Kasa-Vubu, Ariel Barkan, Pamela Olton, Teerin Meckmongkol, Nichole E. Carlson, and Carol M. Foster

Incomplete Modified Fast in Obese Early Pubertal Girls Leads to an Increase in 24-Hour Growth Hormone Concentration and a Lessening of the Circadian Pattern in Leptin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1885-1893 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1885 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Menzaghi, Nattachet Plengvidhya, Xiaowei Ma, James H. Warram, Steven E. Shoelson, and Alessandro Doria

COMMENT: Genetic Variability in Insulin Action Inhibitor Ikkß (IKBKB) Does Not Play a Major Role in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1894-1897 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1894 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Carolyn L. Dunn, Hilary O. D. Critchley, and Rodney W. Kelly

IL-15 Regulation in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1898-1901 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1898 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A. Caixás, C. Bashore, W. Nash, F. Pi-Sunyer, and B. Laferrère

Insulin, Unlike Food Intake, Does Not Suppress Ghrelin in Human Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1902-1906 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1902 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

T. B. Twickler, H. C. M. T. Prinsen, W. R. de Vries, H. P. F. Koppeschaar, and M. G. M. de Sain-van der Velden

Analysis of the Separate Secretion of Very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)-1 and VLDL-2 by the Liver Will Be a Principal Factor in Resolving the Proatherogenic Lipoprotein Profile in Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1907 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1907 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tara Kearney

Author’s Response: Analysis of the Separate Secretion of Very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL)-1 and VLDL-2 by the Liver Will Be a Principal Factor in Resolving the Proatherogenic Lipoprotein Profile in Hypopituitarism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1907a doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1907-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kutluk Oktay

Evidence for Limiting Ovarian Tissue Harvesting for the Purpose of Transplantation to Women Younger than 40 Years of Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1907b-1908b doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1907-b [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justo Callejo, Cristina Salvador, Pilar Prats, and José M. Lailla

What Treatment Should Be Given to the Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue after Thawing?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1908-1909 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1908 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew G. Renehan and Stephen M. Shalet

Acromegaly and Colorectal Cancer: Risk Assessment Should Be Based on Population-Based Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1909 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1909 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Jenkins and Michael Besser

Authors’ Response: Acromegaly and Colorectal Cancer—Risk Assessment Should Be Based on Population-Based Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1909a doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1909-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wojciech Jeske, Wojciech Zgliczynski, and Piotr Zdunowski

Laboratory and Clinical Experience in 55 Patients with Macroprolactinemia Identified by a Simple Polyethylene Glycol Precipitation Method
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1909b-1910b doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1909-b [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Leslie, H. Courtney, B. Sheridan, and A. B. Atkinson

Authors’ Response: Laboratory and Clinical Experience in 55 Patients with Macroprolactinemia Identified by a Simple Polyethylene Glycol Precipitation Method
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1910 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1910 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfredo Berruti, Luigi Dogliotti, Marcello Tucci, Roberto Mario Scarpa, and Alberto Angeli

Hyperparathyroidism Due to the So-Called Bone Hunger Syndrome in Prostate Cancer Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1910a-1911a doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1910-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robin Murray

Author’s Response: Hyperparathyroidism Due to the So-Called Bone Hunger Syndrome in Prostate Cancer Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1911 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1911 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gudrun Rappold

SHOX: A Geneticist’s View
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1911a-1912a doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1911-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ron G. Rosenfeld

Author’s Response: SHOX—A Geneticist’s View
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1912 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1912 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith Ross and Andrew Zinn

Authors’ Response: SHOX—A Geneticist’s View
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1912a doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1912-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1626 [Full Text] [PDF]  

American Board of Internal Medicine 2002 Certification Examination in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1742 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1742 [Full Text] [PDF]  

First World Congress: Hormonal and Genetic Basis of Sexual Differentiation Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1761 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1761 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Summer Institute on Aging Research 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1784 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1784 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The 15th International Symposium of the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1833 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1833 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Second International Symposium on Progestins, Progesterone Receptor Modulators and Progesterone Antagonists Siena, Italy November 20–23, 2002 www.unisi.it/eventi/progestins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1878 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1878 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1913-1915 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1913 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program - NIDDK: Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides & Other Hormones, Antisera, Reagents, & Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 1916 doi:10.1210/jc.87.4.1916 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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