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

Special Features:

Anat Ben-Shlomo and Shlomo Melmed

CLINICAL REVIEW 154:The Role of Pharmacotherapy in Perioperative Management of Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 963-968 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020072 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederik J. Hes, Jo W. M. Höppener, and Cornelis J. M. Lips

CLINICAL REVIEW 155:Pheochromocytoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 969-974 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021466 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith E. Kalinyak and I. Ross McDougall

EDITORIAL:How Should the Dose of Iodine-131 Be Determined in the Treatment of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 975-977 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021801 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William D. Leslie, Linda Ward, Elizabeth A. Salamon, Sora Ludwig, Richard C. Rowe, and Elizabeth A. Cowden

A Randomized Comparison of Radioiodine Doses in Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 978-983 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig B. Langman

EDITORIAL:Improvement of Bone in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Treated with Pamidronate—Lessons from Biochemistry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 984-985 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030106 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank Rauch, Horacio Plotkin, Rose Travers, Leonid Zeitlin, and Francis H. Glorieux

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Types I, III, and IV: Effect of Pamidronate Therapy on Bone and Mineral Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 986-992 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021371 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eleni Petridou, Christos Mantzoros, Nick Dessypris, Panagiotis Koukoulomatis, Carol Addy, Zannis Voulgaris, George Chrousos, and Dimitrios Trichopoulos

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations in Relation to Endometrial Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Greece
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 993-997 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Hélène Bernard, Stan Sidhu, Nicole Berger, Jean-Louis Peix, Deborah J. Marsh, Bruce G. Robinson, Véronique Gaston, Yves Le Bouc, and Christine Gicquel

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:A Case Report in Favor of a Multistep Adrenocortical Tumorigenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 998-1001 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

N. Jordan, N. Williams, J. W. Gregory, C. Evans, M. Owen, and M. Ludgate

The W546X Mutation of the Thyrotropin Receptor Gene: Potential Major Contributor to Thyroid Dysfunction in a Caucasian Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1002-1005 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Caux, E. Dubosclard, O. Lascols, B. Buendia, O. Chazouillères, A. Cohen, J.-C. Courvalin, L. Laroche, J. Capeau, C. Vigouroux, and S. Christin-Maitre

A New Clinical Condition Linked to a Novel Mutation in Lamins A and C with Generalized Lipoatrophy, Insulin-Resistant Diabetes, Disseminated Leukomelanodermic Papules, Liver Steatosis, and Cardiomyopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1006-1013 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thor Ueland, Kim Brixen, Lis Mosekilde, Leif Mosekilde, Allan Flyvbjerg, and Jens Bollerslev

Age-Related Changes in Cortical Bone Content of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein (IGFBP)-3, IGFBP-5, Osteoprotegerin, and Calcium in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Cross-Sectional Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1014-1018 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020977 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Supamai Soonthornpun, Worawong Setasuban, Atchara Thamprasit, Wanne Chayanunnukul, Chatchalit Rattarasarn, and Alan Geater

Novel Insulin Sensitivity Index Derived from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1019-1023 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Schoppet, Alexander M. Sattler, Juergen R. Schaefer, Matthias Herzum, Bernhard Maisch, and Lorenz C. Hofbauer

Increased Osteoprotegerin Serum Levels in Men with Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1024-1028 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020775 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Loli, F. Vignati, E. Grossrubatscher, P. Dalino, M. Possa, F. Zurleni, G. Lomuscio, O. Rossetti, M. Ravini, A. Vanzulli, C. Bacchetta, C. Galli, and D. Valente

Management of Occult Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Bronchial Carcinoids: Limits of Endocrine Testing and Imaging Techniques
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1029-1035 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011813 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nike M. M. L. Stikkelbroeck, Wim J. G. Oyen, Gert-Jan van der Wilt, Ad R. M. M. Hermus, and Barto J. Otten

Normal Bone Mineral Density and Lean Body Mass, but Increased Fat Mass, in Young Adult Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1036-1042 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. J. Bryant, M. E. Wastney, B. R. Martin, O. Wood, G. P. McCabe, M. Morshidi, D. L. Smith, M. Peacock, and C. M. Weaver

Racial Differences in Bone Turnover and Calcium Metabolism in Adolescent Females
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1043-1047 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021367 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bahram H. Arjmandi, Dania A. Khalil, Brenda J. Smith, Edralin A. Lucas, Shanil Juma, Mark E. Payton, and Robert A. Wild

Soy Protein Has a Greater Effect on Bone in Postmenopausal Women Not on Hormone Replacement Therapy, as Evidenced by Reducing Bone Resorption and Urinary Calcium Excretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1048-1054 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020849 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine Esposito, Alessandro Pontillo, Francesco Giugliano, Giovanni Giugliano, Raffaele Marfella, Gianfranco Nicoletti, and Dario Giugliano

Association of Low Interleukin-10 Levels with the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1055-1058 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eero Kajantie, Caroline H. D. Fall, Markku Seppälä, Riitta Koistinen, Leo Dunkel, Hilkka Ylihärsilä, Clive Osmond, Sture Andersson, David J. P. Barker, Tom Forsén, Richard I. G. Holt, David I. W. Phillips, and Johan Eriksson

Serum Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF-Binding Protein-1 in Elderly People: Relationships with Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Body Composition, Size at Birth, and Childhood Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1059-1065 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fathia Gibril, Yuan-Jia Chen, David S. Schrump, Alexander Vortmeyer, Zhengping Zhuang, Irina A. Lubensky, James C. Reynolds, Adeline Louie, Laurence K. Entsuah, Kane Huang, Behnam Asgharian, and Robert T. Jensen

Prospective Study of Thymic Carcinoids in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1066-1081 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021314 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Troels Krarup Hansen, Steffen Thiel, Pieter Jozef Wouters, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Greet Van den Berghe

Intensive Insulin Therapy Exerts Antiinflammatory Effects in Critically Ill Patients and Counteracts the Adverse Effect of Low Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1082-1088 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021478 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manisha Chandalia, Nicola Abate, Alberto V. Cabo-Chan, Jr., Sridevi Devaraj, Ishwarlal Jialal, and Scott M. Grundy

Hyperhomocysteinemia in Asian Indians Living in the United States
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1089-1095 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franco Antoniazzi, Giorgio Zamboni, Francesco Bertoldo, Silvana Lauriola, Fabio Mengarda, Angelo Pietrobelli, and Luciano Tatò

Bone Mass at Final Height in Precocious Puberty after Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist with and without Calcium Supplementation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1096-1101 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sheri A. Berenbaum and J. Michael Bailey

Effects on Gender Identity of Prenatal Androgens and Genital Appearance: Evidence from Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1102-1106 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020782 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Baudin, C. Do Cao, A. F. Cailleux, S. Leboulleux, J. P. Travagli, and M. Schlumberger

Positive Predictive Value of Serum Thyroglobulin Levels, Measured during the First Year of Follow-Up after Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal, in Thyroid Cancer Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1107-1111 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021365 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristian Løvås, Gennet Gebre-Medhin, Thor S. Trovik, Kristian J. Fougner, Sverre Uhlving, Bjørn G. Nedrebø, Ole L. Myking, Olle Kämpe, and Eystein S. Husebye

Replacement of Dehydroepiandrosterone in Adrenal Failure: No Benefit for Subjective Health Status and Sexuality in a 9-Month, Randomized, Parallel Group Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1112-1118 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020769 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne K. van Pareren, Sabine M. P. F. de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, Theo Stijnen, Theo C. J. Sas, Maarten Jansen, Barto J. Otten, J. J. Gera Hoorweg-Nijman, Thomas Vulsma, Wilhelmina H. Stokvis-Brantsma, Catrienus W. Rouwé, H. Maarten Reeser, Willem-Jan Gerver, Jos J. Gosen, Ciska Rongen-Westerlaken, and Stenvert L. S. Drop

Final Height in Girls with Turner Syndrome after Long-Term Growth Hormone Treatment in Three Dosages and Low Dose Estrogens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1119-1125 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. A. Kokandi, A. B. Parkes, L. D. K. E. Premawardhana, R. John, and J. H. Lazarus

Association of Postpartum Thyroid Dysfunction with Antepartum Hormonal and Immunological Changes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1126-1132 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021219 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernd Schultes, Kerstin M. Oltmanns, Werner Kern, Horst L. Fehm, Jan Born, and Achim Peters

Modulation of Hunger by Plasma Glucose and Metformin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1133-1141 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021450 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Grinspoon, Karen Miller, David Herzog, David Clemmons, and Anne Klibanski

Effects of Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and Estrogen Administration on IGF-I, IGF Binding Protein (IGFBP)-2, and IGFBP-3 in Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1142-1149 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021402 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara M. Misof, Paul Roschger, Felicia Cosman, Etah S. Kurland, Walter Tesch, Phaedra Messmer, David W. Dempster, Jeri Nieves, Elizabeth Shane, Peter Fratzl, Klaus Klaushofer, John Bilezikian, and Robert Lindsay

Effects of Intermittent Parathyroid Hormone Administration on Bone Mineralization Density in Iliac Crest Biopsies from Patients with Osteoporosis: A Paired Study before and after Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1150-1156 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021988 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julian Muñoz and Barbara A. Gower

Relationship between Serum Leptin Concentration and Low-Density Muscle in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1157-1161 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020959 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karl Winkler, Birgit Wetzka, Michael M. Hoffmann, Isolde Friedrich, Martina Kinner, Manfred W. Baumstark, Hans-Peter Zahradnik, Heinrich Wieland, and Winfried März

Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins Are Associated with Hypertension in Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1162-1166 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen L. Herbst, Bradley D. Anawalt, John K. Amory, Alvin M. Matsumoto, and William J. Bremner

The Male Contraceptive Regimen of Testosterone and Levonorgestrel Significantly Increases Lean Mass in Healthy Young Men in 4 Weeks, but Attenuates a Decrease in Fat Mass Induced by Testosterone Alone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1167-1173 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020918 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mishaela R. Rubin, Kristen H. Lee, Donald J. McMahon, and Shonni J. Silverberg

Raloxifene Lowers Serum Calcium and Markers of Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1174-1178 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020667 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Tauber, B. Berro, V. Delagnes, N. Lounis, B. Jouret, C. Pienkowski, I. Oliver, and P. Rochiccioli

COMMENT:Can Some Growth Hormone (GH)-Deficient Children Benefit from Combined Therapy with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs and GH? Results of a Retrospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1179-1183 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020974 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Naoko Suzuki, Tetsuro Matsunaga, Kae Nagasumi, Tsubasa Yamamura, Nobuyuki Shihara, Toshio Moritani, Hidetoshi Ue, Mitsuo Fukushima, Akiko Tamon, Yutaka Seino, Kinsuke Tsuda, and Koichiro Yasuda

_2B-Adrenergic Receptor Deletion Polymorphism Associates with Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Young Healthy Japanese
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1184-1187 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021190 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John H. Halpern, Michelle B. Sholar, Julie Glowacki, Nancy K. Mello, Jack H. Mendelson, and Arthur J. Siegel

Diminished Interleukin-6 Response to Proinflammatory Challenge in Men and Women after Intravenous Cocaine Administration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1188-1193 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020804 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiromitsu Shinozaki, Viktor Butnev, Ya-Xiong Tao, Kok Long Ang, Marco Conti, and Deborah L. Segaloff

Desensitization of Gs-Coupled Receptor Signaling by Constitutively Active Mutants of the Human Lutropin/Choriogonadotropin Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1194-1204 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Jansson, S. L. Greenwood, B. R. Johansson, T. L. Powell, and T. Jansson

Leptin Stimulates the Activity of the System A Amino Acid Transporter in Human Placental Villous Fragments
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1205-1211 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniella Marinovic, Catherine Garel, Paul Czernichow, and Juliane Léger

Additional Phenotypic Abnormalities with Presence of Cysts within the Empty Thyroid Area in Patients with Congenital Hypothyroidism with Thyroid Dysgenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1212-1216 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021485 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sirpa Tenhola, Eero Rahiala, Anneli Martikainen, Pirjo Halonen, and Raimo Voutilainen

Blood Pressure, Serum Lipids, Fasting Insulin, and Adrenal Hormones in 12-Year-Old Children Born with Maternal Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1217-1222 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020903 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria A. J. de Ridder, Theo Stijnen, and Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega

Validation and Calibration of the Kabi Pharmacia International Growth Study Prediction Model for Children with Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1223-1227 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. B. Twickler, G. M. Dallinga-Thie, F. L. J. Visseren, W. R. de Vries, D. W. Erkelens, and H. P. F. Koppeschaar

Induction of Postprandial Inflammatory Response in Adult Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency Is Related to Plasma Remnant-Like Particle-Cholesterol Concentration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1228-1233 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020470 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William A. Banks, Jeanne Altmann, Robert M. Sapolsky, Jane E. Phillips-Conroy, and John E. Morley

Serum Leptin Levels as a Marker for a Syndrome X-Like Condition in Wild Baboons
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1234-1240 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021695 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukiko Hashimoto, Mariangela Cisternino, and Laurie E. Cohen

A Novel Nonsense Mutation in the Pit-1 Gene: Evidence for a Gene Dosage Effect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1241-1247 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021510 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay M. Mallya, James J. Gallagher, and Andrew Arnold

Analysis of Microsatellite Instability in Sporadic Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1248-1251 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021455 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. S. Hermann, C. Rask-Madsen, N. Ihlemann, H. Domínguez, C. B. Jensen, H. Storgaard, A. A. Vaag, L. Kober, and C. Torp-Pedersen

Normal Insulin-Stimulated Endothelial Function and Impaired Insulin-Stimulated Muscle Glucose Uptake in Young Adults with Low Birth Weight
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1252-1257 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mian-Shin Tan, Shu-Ying Chang, Dao-Ming Chang, Jack C.-R. Tsai, and Yau-Jiunn Lee

Association of Resistin Gene 3'-Untranslated Region +62GA Polymorphism with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension in a Chinese Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1258-1263 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Ahrén and Ola Thorsson

Increased Insulin Sensitivity Is Associated with Reduced Insulin and Glucagon Secretion and Increased Insulin Clearance in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1264-1270 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine V. Williams, Alessandra Bertoldo, Bruno Mattioni, Julie C. Price, Claudio Cobelli, and David E. Kelley

Glucose Transport and Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle in Obesity: Insight from a Muscle-Specific Positron Emission Tomography Model
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1271-1279 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021304 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Olivieri, S. De Angelis, V. Vaccari, H. Valensise, F. Magnani, M. A. Stazi, R. Cotichini, E. Gilardi, V. Cordeddu, M. Sorcini, and M. Boirivant

Postpartum Thyroiditis Is Associated with Fluctuations in Transforming Growth Factor-ß1 Serum Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1280-1284 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020990 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rita E. Landman, Jardena J. Puder, Ennian Xiao, Pamela U. Freda, Michel Ferin, and Sharon L. Wardlaw

Endotoxin Stimulates Leptin in the Human and Nonhuman Primate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1285-1291 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021393 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elsie M. Allen, Wen-Chi Hsueh, Mona M. Sabra, Toni I. Pollin, Paul W. Ladenson, Kristi D. Silver, Braxton D. Mitchell, and Alan R. Shuldiner

A Genome-Wide Scan for Autoimmune Thyroiditis in the Old Order Amish: Replication of Genetic Linkage on Chromosome 5q11.2-q14.3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1292-1296 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020634 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Köppel, M. Christ, B. A. Yard, P. C. Bär, F. J. van der Woude, and M. Wehling

Nongenomic Effects of Aldosterone on Human Renal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1297-1302 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020248 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitsuhiro Sanada, Yukihito Higashi, Keigo Nakagawa, Mikio Tsuda, Ichiro Kodama, Masashi Kimura, Kazuaki Chayama, and Koso Ohama

A Comparison of Low-Dose and Standard-Dose Oral Estrogen on Forearm Endothelial Function in Early Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1303-1309 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021147 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marinella Messina, Denise M. T. Yu, Gerald W. Both, Peter L. Molloy, and Bruce G. Robinson

Calcitonin-Specific Transcription and Splicing Targets Gene-Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy to Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1310-1318 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovanni Vitale, Gelsy Arianna Lupoli, Antonio Ciccarelli, Antonio Lucariello, Maria Rosa Fittipaldi, Francesco Fonderico, Annalisa Panico, and Giovanni Lupoli

Influence of Body Surface Area on Serum Peak Thyrotropin (TSH) Levels after Recombinant Human TSH Administration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1319-1322 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020953 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jenny E. Gunton, Patric J. D. Delhanty, Shin-Ichiro Takahashi, and Robert C. Baxter

Metformin Rapidly Increases Insulin Receptor Activation in Human Liver and Signals Preferentially through Insulin-Receptor Substrate-2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1323-1332 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021394 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshifumi Tsurusaki, Daiyu Aoki, Hiroshi Kanetake, Satoshi Inoue, Masami Muramatsu, Yoshitaka Hishikawa, and Takehiko Koji

Zone-Dependent Expression of Estrogen Receptors and ß in Human Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1333-1340 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Brown, Graeme A. Scobie, Julie Townsend, Rosemary A. L. Bayne, Jonathan R. Seckl, Philippa T. K. Saunders, and Richard A. Anderson

Identification of a Novel Missense Mutation That Is as Damaging to DAX-1 Repressor Function as a Nonsense Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1341-1349 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jingxia Xu, Xiaoping Luo, and Nasser Chegini

Differential Expression, Regulation, and Induction of Smads, Transforming Growth Factor-ß Signal Transduction Pathway in Leiomyoma, and Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells and Alteration by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1350-1361 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisong Teng, Michelle C. Specht, Catherine B. Barden, and Thomas J. Fahey, III

Antisense hTERT Inhibits Thyroid Cancer Cell Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1362-1366 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anja Wild, Annette Ramaswamy, Peter Langer, Ilhan Celik, Volker Fendrich, Brunhilde Chaloupka, Babette Simon, and Detlef K. Bartsch

Frequent Methylation-Associated Silencing of the Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-3 Gene in Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1367-1373 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomohisa Okamura, Shin-ichi Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Ohkura, Akio Yoshida, Hideki Shimizu, Mitsue Sakai, Hiroyuki Maeta, Hiroko Fukui, Yoshihiko Ueta, Ichiro Hisatome, and Chiaki Shigemasa

Abnormally High Expression of Proteasome Activator- in Thyroid Neoplasm
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1374-1383 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen A. Huang, David M. Dorfman, David R. Genest, Domenico Salvatore, and P. Reed Larsen

Type 3 Iodothyronine Deiodinase Is Highly Expressed in the Human Uteroplacental Unit and in Fetal Epithelium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1384-1388 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021291 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriela Guercio, Marco A. Rivarola, Eduardo Chaler, Mercedes Maceiras, and Alicia Belgorosky

COMMENT:Relationship between the Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Axis, Insulin Sensitivity, and Adrenal Androgens in Normal Prepubertal and Pubertal Girls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1389-1393 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020979 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Shigeo Yura, Norimasa Sagawa, Hiroaki Itoh, Kazuyo Kakui, Mercy A. Nuamah, Daizo Korita, Maki Takemura, and Shingo Fujii

Resistin Is Expressed in the Human Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1394-1397 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-011926 [Abstract] [PDF]  

J. J. O. Turner, J. M. Stacey, B. Harding, P. Kotanko, K. Lhotta, J. G. Puig, I. Roberts, R. J. Torres, and R. V. Thakker

UROMODULIN Mutations Cause Familial Juvenile Hyperuricemic Nephropathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1398-1401 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021973 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Mehtap Cakir, Hasan Altunbas, and Umit Karayalcin

Hyperglycemia: An Independent Marker of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Undiagnosed Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1402 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020995 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo E. Umpierrez and Abbas E. Kitabchi

Authors’ Response: Hyperglycemia—An Independent Marker of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Undiagnosed Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1402-a doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021718 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nelson B. Watts

Efficacy of Teriparatide and Alendronate on Nonvertebral Fractures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1402-b-1403 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021722 [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.-J. Body

Author's Response: Efficacy of Teriparatide and Alendronate on Nonvertebral Fractures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1403 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021952 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard D. Jones, Chris J. Malkin, Kevin S. Channer, and T. Hugh Jones

Low Levels of Endogenous Androgens Increase the Risk of Atherosclerosis in Elderly Men: Further Supportive Data
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1403-a-1404 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021738 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Elisabeth Hak

Author's Response: Low Levels of Endogenous Androgens Increase the Risk of Atherosclerosis in Elderly Men—Further Supportive Data
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1404 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021951 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uriel S. Barzel

Recommended Testing in Patients with Low Bone Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1404-a-1405 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021660 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marjorie M. Luckey and Cara Tannenbaum

Authors’ Response: Recommended Testing in Patients with Low Bone Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1405 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021996 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Seventh International Symposium on Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging, July 18–23, 2004, Kloster Mehrerau, Bregenz, Austria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1054 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1406-1408 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1409-1411 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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