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Matthew I. Kim and Paul W. Ladenson: HOT TOPIC: Diabetes on the Internet: Resources for Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3523-3526 [Full Text]

Paul Saenger: EDITORIAL: Noonan Syndrome—Certitude Replaces Conjecture
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3527-3528 [Full Text]

Kenjiro Kosaki, Taichi Suzuki, Koji Muroya, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Seiji Sato, Nobutake Matsuo, Rika Kosaki, Toshiro Nagai, Yukihiro Hasegawa, and Tsutomu Ogata: PTPN11 (Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase, Nonreceptor-Type 11) Mutations in Seven Japanese Patients with Noonan Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3529-3533 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Peter J. Trainer: EDITORIAL: Acromegaly—Consensus, What Consensus?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3534-3536 [Full Text]

Eleni V. Dimaraki, Craig A. Jaffe, Roberta DeMott-Friberg, William F. Chandler, and Ariel L. Barkan: Acromegaly with Apparently Normal GH Secretion: Implications for Diagnosis and Follow-Up
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3537-3542 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Tahira Yasmeen, Shaher Khan, Sonal G. Patel, Ward A. Reeves, Florie A. Gonsch, Andree de Bustros, and Edwin L. Kaplan: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Riedel’s Thyroiditis: Report of a Case Complicated by Spontaneous Hypoparathyroidism, Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury, and Horner’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3543-3547 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Crispin Semakula, Stefan Pambuccian, Rainer Gruessner, David Kendall, Gary Pittenger, Aaron Vinik, and Elizabeth R. Seaquist: CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Hypoglycemia after Pancreas Transplantation: Association with Allograft Nesidiodysplasia and Expression of Islet Neogenesis-Associated Peptide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3548-3554 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Endocrine Care:

Antonio E. Pontiroli, Pierluigi Pizzocri, Maria Cristina Librenti, Paola Vedani, Monica Marchi, Emanuele Cucchi, Corrado Orena, Michele Paganelli, Maurizio Giacomelli, Gianfranco Ferla, and Franco Folli: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for the Treatment of Morbid (Grade 3) Obesity and its Metabolic Complications: A Three-Year Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3555-3561 [Abstract] [Full Text]

I. T. Gaw Gonzalo, R. S. Swerdloff, A. L. Nelson, B. Clevenger, R. Garcia, N. Berman, and C. Wang: Levonorgestrel Implants (Norplant II) for Male Contraception Clinical Trials: Combination with Transdermal and Injectable Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3562-3572 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Meir Lampit and Ze’ev Hochberg: Prevention of Growth Deceleration after Withdrawal of Growth Hormone Therapy in Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3573-3577 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Vanessa Q. Passos, Jean J. S. Souza, Nina R. C. Musolino, and Marcello D. Bronstein: Long-Term Follow-Up of Prolactinomas: Normoprolactinemia after Bromocriptine Withdrawal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3578-3582 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Haipeng Xiao, Wenquan Zhuang, Shenming Wang, Binjie Yu, Guorui Chen, Muheng Zhou, and Norman C. W. Wong: Arterial Embolization: A Novel Approach to Thyroid Ablative Therapy for Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3583-3589 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Charlotte Höybye, Agneta Hilding, Hans Jacobsson, and Marja Thorén: Metabolic Profile and Body Composition in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome and Severe Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3590-3597 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Madhusmita Misra, David T. MacLaughlin, Patricia K. Donahoe, and Mary M. Lee: Measurement of Mullerian Inhibiting Substance Facilitates Management of Boys with Microphallus and Cryptorchidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3598-3602 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Stefano Palomba, Francesco Orio, Jr., Michele Morelli, Tiziana Russo, Massimiliano Pellicano, Errico Zupi, Gaetano Lombardi, Carmine Nappi, Pier Luigi Benedetti Panici, and Fulvio Zullo: Raloxifene Administration in Premenopausal Women with Uterine Leiomyomas: A Pilot Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3603-3608 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Pierre D. Delmas, Kristine E. Ensrud, Jonathan D. Adachi, Kristine D. Harper, Somnath Sarkar, Carlo Gennari, Jean-Yves Reginster, Huibert A. P. Pols, Robert R. Recker, Steven T. Harris, Wentao Wu, Harry K. Genant, Dennis M. Black, and Richard Eastell: Efficacy of Raloxifene on Vertebral Fracture Risk Reduction in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Four-Year Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3609-3617 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Julius Gisli Hreinsson, Marjut Otala, Margareta Fridström, Birgit Borgström, Carsten Rasmussen, MonaLill Lundqvist, Timo Tuuri, Niklas Simberg, Milla Mikkola, Leo Dunkel, and Outi Hovatta: Follicles Are Found in the Ovaries of Adolescent Girls with Turner’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3618-3623 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Giampiero Igli Baroncelli, Silvano Bertelloni, Federica Sodini, and Giuseppe Saggese: Lumbar Bone Mineral Density at Final Height and Prevalence of Fractures in Treated Children with GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3624-3631 [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. Elisabeth Hak, Jacqueline C. M. Witteman, Frank H. de Jong, Mirjam I. Geerlings, Albert Hofman, and Huibert A. P. Pols: Low Levels of Endogenous Androgens Increase the Risk of Atherosclerosis in Elderly Men: The Rotterdam Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3632-3639 [Abstract] [Full Text]

R. A. Anderson, D. Kinniburgh, and D. T. Baird: Suppression of Spermatogenesis by Etonogestrel Implants with Depot Testosterone: Potential for Long-Acting Male Contraception
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3640-3649 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Mariacarolina Salerno, Letizia Spinelli, Francesco Orio, and Gaetano Lombardi: The Cardiovascular Risk of GH-Deficient Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3650-3655 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Daniella Mittan, Shuko Lee, Elizabeth Miller, Reina C. Perez, Joseph W. Basler, and Jan M. Bruder: Bone Loss following Hypogonadism in Men with Prostate Cancer Treated with GnRH Analogs
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3656-3661 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Marco Boscaro, Nicoletta Sonino, Alessandro Scarda, Luisa Barzon, Francesco Fallo, Maria T. Sartori, Giovanni M. Patrassi, and Antonio Girolami: Anticoagulant Prophylaxis Markedly Reduces Thromboembolic Complications in Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3662-3666 [Abstract] [Full Text]

G. E. Krassas, N. Pontikides, V. Deligianni, and K. Miras: A Prospective Controlled Study of the Impact of Hyperthyroidism on Reproductive Function in Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3667-3671 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Isao Tabeta, Hajime Ueshiba, Takamasa Ichijo, Naoki Hiroi, Fumiatu Yakushiji, Masako Simojo, Kumiko Tsuboi, and Yukitaka Miyachi: COMMENT: The Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation Test in White Coat Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3672-3675 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Other Original Articles:

Akihiko Wakatsuki, Yasuhiro Ogawa, Toshiji Saibara, Yuji Okatani, and Takao Fukaya: Size and Oxidative Susceptibility of Low-Density Lipoprotein Particles in Breast Cancer Patients with Tamoxifen-Induced Fatty Liver
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3676-3681 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michael P. Caulfield, Thomas Lynn, Michael E. Gottschalk, Kenneth L. Jones, Norman F. Taylor, Ewa M. Malunowicz, Cedric H. L. Shackleton, Richard E. Reitz, and Delbert A. Fisher: The Diagnosis of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in the Newborn by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Random Urine Specimens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3682-3690 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Robbie Y. K. Chan, Wen-Fang Chen, Aling Dong, Dean Guo, and Man-Sau Wong: Estrogen-Like Activity of Ginsenoside Rg1 Derived from Panax notoginseng
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3691-3695 [Abstract] [Full Text]

D. B. Hardy and K. Yang: The Expression of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Is Induced during Trophoblast Differentiation: Effects of Hypoxia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3696-3701 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Lawrence C. Layman, Adriana L. A. Porto, Jun Xie, Luiz Augusto Casulari Roxo da Motta, Lucilia Domingues Casulari da Motta, Weishui Weiser, and Patrick M. Sluss: FSHß Gene Mutations in a Female with Partial Breast Development and a Male Sibling with Normal Puberty and Azoospermia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3702-3707 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Olavi Ukkola, Tuomo Rankinen, Jacques Gagnon, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, D. C. Rao, and Claude Bouchard: A Genome-Wide Linkage Scan for Steroids and SHBG Levels in Black and White Families: The HERITAGE Family Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3708-3720 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Xiaohui Tang, Tetsu Yano, Yutaka Osuga, Hirotaka Matsumi, Naomi Yano, Jiping Xu, Osamu Wada, Kaori Koga, Koji Kugu, Osamu Tsutsumi, Andrew V. Schally, and Yuji Taketani: Cellular Mechanisms of Growth Inhibition of Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cell Line by LH-Releasing Hormone Antagonist Cetrorelix
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3721-3727 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Yuping Wang, Yang Gu, and Michael J. Lucas: Expression of Thrombin Receptors in Endothelial Cells and Neutrophils from Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3728-3734 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Angeliki Georgopoulos, Omer Aras, Marina Noutsou, and Michael Y. Tsai: Unlike Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Does Not Interact with the Codon 54 Polymorphism of the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 2 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3735-3739 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Taneli Raivio, Jorma J. Palvimo, Senja Kannisto, Raimo Voutilainen, and Olli A. Jänne: Transactivation Assay for Determination of Glucocorticoid Bioactivity in Human Serum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3740-3744 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hui-Juan Yang, Makio Shozu, Kouichi Murakami, Hiroshi Sumitani, Tomoya Segawa, Tadayuki Kasai, and Masaki Inoue: Spatially Heterogenous Expression of Aromatase P450 through Promoter II Is Closely Correlated with the Level of Steroidogenic Factor-1 Transcript in Endometrioma Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3745-3753 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ayaka Orii, Hiroshi Masutani, Toshio Nikaido, Ya-Li Zhai, Kiyoshi Kato, Masatoshi Kariya, Ikuo Konishi, Junji Yodoi, and Shingo Fujii: Altered Post-Translational Modification of Redox Factor 1 Protein in Human Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3754-3759 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bill L. Lasley, Nanette Santoro, John F. Randolf, Ellen B. Gold, Sybil Crawford, Gerson Weiss, Daniel S. McConnell, and Mary Fran Sowers: The Relationship of Circulating Dehydroepiandrosterone, Testosterone, and Estradiol to Stages of the Menopausal Transition and Ethnicity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3760-3767 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Josephine M. Egan, Graydon S. Meneilly, Joel F. Habener, and Dariush Elahi: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Augments Insulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake in the Obese State
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3768-3773 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Xin Ni, Richard C. Nicholson, Bruce R. King, Eng-Cheng Chan, Mark A. Read, and Roger Smith: Estrogen Represses whereas the Estrogen-Antagonist ICI 182780 Stimulates Placental CRH Gene Expression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3774-3778 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Maria Segni, Michael A. Pani, Anna Maria Pasquino, and Klaus Badenhoop: Familial Clustering of Juvenile Thyroid Autoimmunity: Higher Risk Is Conferred by Human Leukocyte Antigen DR3-DQ2 and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody Status in Fathers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3779-3782 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Fabio Broglio, Emanuela Arvat, Andrea Benso, Cristina Gottero, Flavia Prodam, Silvia Grottoli, Mauro Papotti, Giampiero Muccioli, Aart Jan van der Lely, Romano Deghenghi, and Ezio Ghigo: Endocrine Activities of Cortistatin-14 and Its Interaction with GHRH and Ghrelin in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3783-3790 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Roberta M. Moretti, Marina Montagnani Marelli, Johan C. Van Groeninghen, and Patrizia Limonta: Locally Expressed LHRH Receptors Mediate the Oncostatic and Antimetastatic Activity of LHRH Agonists on Melanoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3791-3797 [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. J. Lupien, C. W. Wilkinson, S. Brière, N. M. K. Ng Ying Kin, M. J. Meaney, and N. P. V. Nair: Acute Modulation of Aged Human Memory by Pharmacological Manipulation of Glucocorticoids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3798-3807 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Noriyuki Katsumata, Masatoshi Ohtake, Toru Hojo, Eishin Ogawa, Takayuki Hara, Naoko Sato, and Toshiaki Tanaka: Compound Heterozygous Mutations in the Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme Gene (CYP11A) Cause Congenital Adrenal Insufficiency in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3808-3813 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sharon H. Travers, Barrett W. Jeffers, and Robert H. Eckel: Insulin Resistance during Puberty and Future Fat Accumulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3814-3818 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Gwenaelle Carn, Daniel L. Koller, Munro Peacock, Siu L. Hui, Wayne E. Evans, P. Michael Conneally, C. Conrad Johnston, Jr., Tatiana Foroud, and Michael J. Econs: Sibling Pair Linkage and Association Studies between Peak Bone Mineral Density and the Gene Locus for the Osteoclast-Specific Subunit (OC116) of the Vacuolar Proton Pump on Chromosome 11p12-13
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3819-3824 [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. De Bellis, A. Colao, A. Bizzarro, F. Di Salle, C. Coronella, S. Solimeno, A. Vetrano, R. Pivonello, G. Pisano, G. Lombardi, and A. Bellastella: Longitudinal Study of Vasopressin-Cell Antibodies and of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Region on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Autoimmune and Idiopathic Complete Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3825-3829 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Shinji Kosugi, Hiroomi Okamoto, Aiko Tamada, and F. Sanchez-Franco: A Novel Peculiar Mutation in the Sodium/Iodide Symporter Gene in Spanish Siblings with Iodide Transport Defect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3830-3836 [Abstract] [Full Text]

E. Richmond, A. D. Rogol, D. Basdemir, O. L. Veldhuis, W. Clarke, C. Y. Bowers, and J. D. Veldhuis: Accelerated Escape from GH Autonegative Feedback in Midpuberty in Males: Evidence for Time-Delimited GH-Induced Somatostatinergic Outflow in Adolescent Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3837-3844 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Norihiro Sugino, Ayako Karube-Harada, Aki Sakata, Shuji Takiguchi, and Hiroshi Kato: Nuclear Factor- ${kappa}$ B Is Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ -Induced Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3845-3850 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Madelon M. Buijs, Jacobus Burggraaf, Janneke G. Langendonk, Rik C. Schoemaker, Marijke Frölich, Jan-Willem Arndt, Adam F. Cohen, Johannes A. Romijn, Mariette T. Ackermans, Hans P. Sauerwein, A. Edo Meinders, and Hanno Pijl: Hyposomatotropism Blunts Lipolysis in Abdominally Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3851-3858 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hiroto Furuta, Machi Furuta, Tokio Sanke, Kunihiro Ekawa, Tadashi Hanabusa, Masahiro Nishi, Hideyuki Sasaki, and Kishio Nanjo: Nonsense and Missense Mutations in the Human Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1ß Gene (TCF2) and Their Relation to Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3859-3863 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Katherine Esposito, Alessandro Pontillo, Myriam Ciotola, Carmen Di Palo, Elisa Grella, Gianfranco Nicoletti, and Dario Giugliano: Weight Loss Reduces Interleukin-18 Levels in Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3864-3866 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sundeep Khosla, F. John Ballard, and Cheryl A. Conover: Use of Site-Specific Antibodies to Characterize the Circulating Form of Big Insulin-Like Growth Factor II in Patients with Hepatitis C-Associated Osteosclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3867-3870 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Bülent O. Yildiz, Ibrahim C. Haznedaroglu, Serafettin Kirazli, and Miyase Bayraktar: Global Fibrinolytic Capacity Is Decreased in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Suggesting a Prothrombotic State
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3871-3875 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Lorenza Díaz, Celeste Arranz, Euclides Avila, Ali Halhali, Felipe Vilchis, and Fernando Larrea: Expression and Activity of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-1 ${alpha}$ -Hydroxylase Are Restricted in Cultures of Human Syncytiotrophoblast Cells from Preeclamptic Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3876-3882 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Pierre R. Provost, Charles H. Blomquist, Renée Drolet, Nicolas Flamand, and Yves Tremblay: Androgen Inactivation in Human Lung Fibroblasts: Variations in Levels of 17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 and 5 ${alpha}$ -Reductase Activity Compatible with Androgen Inactivation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3883-3892 [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. Dejager, H. Bry-Gauillard, E. Bruckert, B. Eymard, F. Salachas, E. LeGuern, S. Tardieu, R. Chadarevian, P. Giral, and G. Turpin: A Comprehensive Endocrine Description of Kennedy’s Disease Revealing Androgen Insensitivity Linked to CAG Repeat Length
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3893-3901 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Kirsi A. Virtanen, Peter Lönnroth, Riitta Parkkola, Pauliina Peltoniemi, Markku Asola, Tapio Viljanen, Tuula Tolvanen, Juhani Knuuti, Tapani Rönnemaa, Risto Huupponen, and Pirjo Nuutila: Glucose Uptake and Perfusion in Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue during Insulin Stimulation in Nonobese and Obese Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3902-3910 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Trisha M. Shattuck, Jessica Costa, Megan Bernstein, Robert T. Jensen, Daniel C. Chung, and Andrew Arnold: Mutational Analysis of Smad3, a Candidate Tumor Suppressor Implicated in TGF-ß and Menin Pathways, in Parathyroid Adenomas and Enteropancreatic Endocrine Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3911-3914 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Zhijian Gao, Hiroya Matsuo, Satoshi Nakago, Osamu Kurachi, and Takeshi Maruo: p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein Content in Human Uterine Leiomyomas and Its Down-Regulation by 17ß-Estradiol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3915-3920 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Belgin Selam, Umit A. Kayisli, Juan A. Garcia-Velasco, G. Eda Akbas, and Aydin Arici: Regulation of Fas Ligand Expression by IL-8 in Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3921-3927 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Sharon Battersby, Sheila C. Boddy, Hilary O. D. Critchley, and Henry N. Jabbour: Expression and Localization of Endothelial Monocyte-Activating Polypeptide II in the Human Endometrium across the Menstrual Cycle: Regulation of Expression by Prostaglandin E₂
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3928-3935 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Michihiro Yoshimura, Shota Nakamura, Teruhiko Ito, Masafumi Nakayama, Eisaku Harada, Yuji Mizuno, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Megumi Yamamuro, Yoshihiko Saito, Kazuwa Nakao, Hirofumi Yasue, and Hisao Ogawa: Expression of Aldosterone Synthase Gene in Failing Human Heart: Quantitative Analysis Using Modified Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3936-3940 [Abstract] [Full Text]

B. J. Collins, G. Chiappetta, A. B. Schneider, M. Santoro, F. Pentimalli, L. Fogelfeld, T. Gierlowski, E. Shore-Freedman, G. Jaffe, and A. Fusco: RET Expression in Papillary Thyroid Cancer from Patients Irradiated in Childhood for Benign Conditions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3941-3946 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Ana Rita Marques, Carla Espadinha, Ana L. Catarino, Sónia Moniz, Teresa Pereira, Luís G. Sobrinho, and Valeriano Leite: Expression of PAX8-PPAR ${gamma}$ 1 Rearrangements in Both Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas and Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3947-3952 [Abstract] [Full Text]

J. R. A. Sherwin, S. K. Smith, A. Wilson, and A. M. Sharkey: Soluble gp130 is Up-Regulated in the Implantation Window and Shows Altered Secretion in Patients with Primary Unexplained Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3953-3960 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Eva Szabo, Tobias Carling, Ola Hessman, and Jonas Rastad: Loss of Heterozygosity in Parathyroid Glands of Familial Hypercalcemia with Hypercalciuria and Point Mutation in Calcium Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3961-3965 [Abstract] [Full Text]

G. Brabant, H. Nave, B. Mayr, M. Behrend, V. van Harmelen, and P. Arner: Secretion of Free and Protein-Bound Leptin from Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Lean and Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3966-3970 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Alejandro Gonzalez, Eduardo Abril, Alfredo Roca, Maria José Aragón, Maria José Figueroa, Pilar Velarde, José Luis Royo, Luis Miguel Real, and Agustín Ruiz: COMMENT: CAPN10 Alleles Are Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3971-3976 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Belén Peral, José L. San Millán, Roberto Castello, Paolo Moghetti, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale: COMMENT: The Methionine 196 Arginine Polymorphism in Exon 6 of the TNF Receptor 2 Gene (TNFRSF1B) Is Associated with the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hyperandrogenism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3977-3983 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Valentina Vicennati, Luana Ceroni, Lorenza Gagliardi, Alessandra Gambineri, and Renato Pasquali: COMMENT: Response of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis to High-Protein/Fat and High-Carbohydrate Meals in Women with Different Obesity Phenotypes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3984-3988 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Laura Frederiksen, Kasper Brødbæk, Mogens Fenger, Torben Jørgensen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Sten Madsbad, and Søren A. Urhammer: COMMENT: Studies of the Pro12Ala Polymorphism of the PPAR- ${gamma}$ Gene in the Danish MONICA Cohort: Homozygosity of the Ala Allele Confers a Decreased Risk of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3989-3992 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Hermann L. Müller, Georg Handwerker, Brigitte Wollny, Andreas Faldum, and Niels Sörensen: COMMENT: Melatonin Secretion and Increased Daytime Sleepiness in Childhood Craniopharyngioma Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3993-3996 [Abstract] [Full Text]

Rapid Communications:

Mohammed F. Saad, Basem Bernaba, Chii-Min Hwu, Sujata Jinagouda, Salwa Fahmi, Ella Kogosov, and Rima Boyadjian: Insulin Regulates Plasma Ghrelin Concentration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3997-4000 [Abstract] [PDF]

Rebecca L. Jones, Lois A. Salamonsen, and Jock K. Findlay: Activin A Promotes Human Endometrial Stromal Cell Decidualization in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4001-4004 [Abstract] [PDF]

Márta Korbonits, Maria Gueorguiev, Eithne O’Grady, Cecile Lecoeur, Daniel C. Swan, Charles A. Mein, Jacques Weill, Ashley B. Grossman, and Philippe Froguel: A Variation in the Ghrelin Gene Increases Weight and Decreases Insulin Secretion in Tall, Obese Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4005-4008 [Abstract] [PDF]

Letters to the Editor:

Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Bruno Allolio, and Wiebke Arlt: Dehydroepiandrosterone Supplementation in Elderly Men: The Role of Estrogens Versus Androgens on the Male Skeleton
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4009 [Full Text]

Sundeep Khosla: Author's Response: Effect of Estrogen Versus Testosterone on Circulating Osteoprotegerin and Other Cytokine Levels in Normal Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4009-a [Full Text]

The Endocrine Society:

: The Endocrine Society Awards
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4010-4011 [Full Text]

: THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY 2002 ANNUAL AWARDS
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4012-4022 [Full Text]

Announcements:

: 2003 Certifying Examination in Pediatric Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3577. [Full Text]

: "Hormone Replacement Therapy and Coronary Heart Disease: Primary Versus Secondary Prevention", Eighth Annual Graylyn Conference on Women’s Health, October 10–11, 2002
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3608. [Full Text]

: The European Journal of Endocrinology Prize
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3649. [Full Text]

: First International Workshop on Anti-Müllerian Hormone / Müllerian Inhibiting Substance, Supported by the Serono Foundation, October 7–8, 2002, Aix-en Provence, France
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3882. [Full Text]

: Postgraduate School of the Italian Society of Neuroscience Course: Peptide and nonpeptide of neuroendocrine and oncologic relevance, Center of Scientific Culture "A. Volta", October 17–19, 2002, Villa Olmo, Como, Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3910. [Full Text]

: Second Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME) Joint Meeting with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, November 8–10, 2002, Reggio Emilia, Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3970. [Full Text]

: Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, October 23–27, 2002, Bethesda, Maryland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3976. [Full Text]

: Tenth Congress of the Romanian Society of Endocrinology Joint Meeting with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, September 26–29, 2002, Bucharest, Romania
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 3983. [Full Text]

Research Resources:

: Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4023-4025. [Full Text]

: National Hormone & Peptide Program - NIDDK: Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides & Other Hormones, Antisera, Reagents, & Hormone Assay Services Available
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