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

Special Features:

Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Maria J. Iuorno, Daniela J. Jakubowicz, and John E. Nestler

CONTROVERSIES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY:A Modern Medical Quandary: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Oral Contraceptive Pills
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1927-1932 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021528 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Robbins and Anne K. Robbins

CLINICAL REVIEW 156:Recombinant Human Thyrotropin and Thyroid Cancer Management
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1933-1938 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021979 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca S. Bahn

CLINICAL REVIEW 157:Pathophysiology of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy: The Cycle of Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1939-1946 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-030010 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milena Braga-Basaria and Matthew D. Ringel

CLINICAL REVIEW 158:Beyond Radioiodine: A Review of Potential New Therapeutic Approaches for Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1947-1960 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021863 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. K. S. Leow, C. L. Addy, and C. S. Mantzoros

CLINICAL REVIEW 159:Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy-Associated Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutic Strategies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1961-1976 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021704 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harry R. Kimball

EDITORIAL:The Future Endocrinology Workforce
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1977-1978 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030491 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Rizza, Robert A. Vigersky, Helena W. Rodbard, Paul W. Ladenson, William F. Young, Jr., Martin I. Surks, Richard Kahn, and Paul F. Hogan

A WORKFORCE STUDY IN ENDOCRINOLOGY:A Model to Determine Workforce Needs for Endocrinologists in the United States Until 2020
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1979-1987 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasutaka Murata, Hisao Ando, Tetsuro Nagasaka, Ikuo Takahashi, Kiyoshi Saito, Hiroyuki Fukugaki, Katsuji Matsuzawa, and Shigehiko Mizutani

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Successful Pregnancy after Bromocriptine Therapy in an Anovulatory Woman Complicated with Ovarian Hyperstimulation Caused by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Producing Plurihormonal Pituitary Microadenoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1988-1993 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021820 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Tatiana Mancini, Blerina Kola, Franco Mantero, and Giorgio Arnaldi

Functional and Nonfunctional Adrenocortical Tumors Demonstrate a High Responsiveness to Low-Dose Adrenocorticotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1994-1998 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021644 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fausto Bogazzi, Luigi Bartalena, Chiara Cosci, Sandra Brogioni, Enrica Dell’Unto, Lucia Grasso, Fabrizio Aghini-Lombardi, Giuseppe Rossi, Aldo Pinchera, Lewis E. Braverman, and Enio Martino

Treatment of Type II Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis by Either Iopanoic Acid or Glucocorticoids: A Prospective, Randomized Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1999-2002 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Massin, Christophe Pêcheux, Corinne Eloit, Jean-Louis Bensimon, Julie Galey, Frédérique Kuttenn, Jean-Pierre Hardelin, Catherine Dodé, and Philippe Touraine

X Chromosome-Linked Kallmann Syndrome: Clinical Heterogeneity in Three Siblings Carrying an Intragenic Deletion of the KAL-1 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2003-2008 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021981 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guy Van Vliet, Béatrice Larroque, Lida Bubuteishvili, Karine Supernant, and Juliane Léger

Sex-Specific Impact of Congenital Hypothyroidism due to Thyroid Dysgenesis on Skeletal Maturation in Term Newborns
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2009-2013 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021735 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ram Weiss, Sylvie Dufour, Aida Groszmann, Kitt Petersen, James Dziura, Sara E. Taksali, Gerald Shulman, and Sonia Caprio

Low Adiponectin Levels in Adolescent Obesity: A Marker of Increased Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2014-2018 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne R. Cappola, Qian-Li Xue, Luigi Ferrucci, Jack M. Guralnik, Stefano Volpato, and Linda P. Fried

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and Interleukin-6 Contribute Synergistically to Disability and Mortality in Older Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2019-2025 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inger Björn, Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Marie Bixo, Sigrid Nyberg, Gunnel Bäckström, and Torbjörn Bäckström

Increase of Estrogen Dose Deteriorates Mood during Progestin Phase in Sequential Hormonal Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2026-2030 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020755 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bülent O. Yildiz, Hakan Yarali, Havva Oguz, and Miyase Bayraktar

Glucose Intolerance, Insulin Resistance, and Hyperandrogenemia in First Degree Relatives of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2031-2036 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021499 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela U. Freda, Carlos M. Reyes, Irene M. Conwell, Robert E. Sundeen, and Sharon L. Wardlaw

Serum Ghrelin Levels in Acromegaly: Effects of Surgical and Long-Acting Octreotide Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2037-2044 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021683 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. W. le Roux, G. A. Chapman, W. M. Kong, W. S. Dhillo, J. Jones, and J. Alaghband-Zadeh

Free Cortisol Index Is Better Than Serum Total Cortisol in Determining Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Status in Patients Undergoing Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2045-2048 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Zitzmann, Marion Depenbusch, Jörg Gromoll, and Eberhard Nieschlag

Prostate Volume and Growth in Testosterone-Substituted Hypogonadal Men Are Dependent on the CAG Repeat Polymorphism of the Androgen Receptor Gene: A Longitudinal Pharmacogenetic Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2049-2054 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021947 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Iozzo, Kirsti Hallsten, Vesa Oikonen, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Jukka Kemppainen, Olof Solin, Ele Ferrannini, Juhani Knuuti, and Pirjo Nuutila

Insulin-Mediated Hepatic Glucose Uptake Is Impaired in Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence for a Relationship with Glycemic Control
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2055-2060 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021446 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan Svensson, Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, and Gudmundur Johannsson

Five Years of Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Adults: Age- and Gender-Related Changes in Isometric and Isokinetic Muscle Strength
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2061-2069 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020901 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Scollo, Eric Baudin, Jean-Paul Travagli, Bernard Caillou, Nicolas Bellon, Sophie Leboulleux, and Martin Schlumberger

Rationale for Central and Bilateral Lymph Node Dissection in Sporadic and Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2070-2075 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antongiulio Faggiano, Rosario Pivonello, Daniela Melis, Mariagiovanna Filippella, Carolina Di Somma, Mario Petretta, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

Nephrolithiasis in Cushing’s Disease: Prevalence, Etiopathogenesis, and Modification after Disease Cure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2076-2080 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph L. Belsky, Josephine S. Hamer, Janet E. Hubert, Karl Insogna, and William Johns

Torus Palatinus: A New Anatomical Correlation with Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2081-2086 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Manolis Zoumakis, Edward O. Bixler, Hung-Mo Lin, Paolo Prolo, Antonio Vela-Bueno, Anthony Kales, and George P. Chrousos

Impaired Nighttime Sleep in Healthy Old Versus Young Adults Is Associated with Elevated Plasma Interleukin-6 and Cortisol Levels: Physiologic and Therapeutic Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2087-2095 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Fallo, Giuseppe Camporese, Elena Capitelli, Giuseppe Maria Andreozzi, Franco Mantero, and Franco Lumachi

Ultrasound Evaluation of Carotid Artery in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2096-2099 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021837 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vahab Fatourechi, Jaroslaw P. Aniszewski, Guiti Z. Eghbali Fatourechi, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, and Steven J. Jacobsen

Clinical Features and Outcome of Subacute Thyroiditis in an Incidence Cohort: Olmsted County, Minnesota, Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2100-2105 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena K. Gleeson, Brian R. Walker, Jonathan R. Seckl, and Paul L. Padfield

COMMENT:Ten Years on: Safety of Short Synacthen Tests in Assessing Adrenocorticotropin Deficiency in Clinical Practice
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2106-2111 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020969 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Jeremy W. Tomlinson, Nicola Crabtree, Penny M. S. Clark, Geoff Holder, Andrew A. Toogood, Cedric H. L. Shackleton, and Paul M. Stewart

Low-Dose Growth Hormone Inhibits 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 but Has No Effect upon Fat Mass in Patients with Simple Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2113-2118 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021894 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaume Ordi, Montserrat Creus, Llorenç Quintó, Roser Casamitjana, Antonio Cardesa, and Juan Balasch

Within-Subject Between-Cycle Variability of Histological Dating, vß3 Integrin Expression, and Pinopod Formation in the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2119-2125 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021659 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valerie S. Densmore and Henryk F. Urbanski

Relative Effect of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-I and GnRH-II on Gonadotropin Release
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2126-2134 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicola Colacurci, Daniela Manzella, Felice Fornaro, Marco Carbonella, and Giuseppe Paolisso

Endothelial Function and Menopause: Effects of Raloxifene Administration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2135-2140 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021557 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mònica Gumà, Isabel Salinas, Jordi L. Reverter, Josep Roca, Marta Valls-Roc, Manel Juan, and Alejandro Olivé

Frequency of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody in Graves’ Disease Patients Treated with Methimazole
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2141-2146 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Candida Barisson Villares Fragoso, Sorahia Domenice, Ana Claudia Latronico, Regina Matsunaga Martin, Maria Adelaide Albergaria Pereira, Maria Claudia Nogueira Zerbini, Antonio Marmo Lucon, and Berenice Bilharinho Mendonca

Cushing’s Syndrome Secondary to Adrenocorticotropin-Independent Macronodular Adrenocortical Hyperplasia due to Activating Mutations of GNAS1 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2147-2151 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021362 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. C. Smith, H. A. Lane, J. Lewis, S. Dann, J. Goodfellow, P. Collins, L. M. Evans, M. F. Scanlon, and J. S. Davies

Endothelial Function and Coagulant Factors in Growth Hormone-Treated Hypopituitary Adults Receiving Desmopressin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2152-2156 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lei Deng, Gregory L. Shipley, David S. Loose-Mitchell, George M. Stancel, Russell Broaddus, James H. Pickar, and Peter J. A. Davies

Coordinate Regulation of the Production and Signaling of Retinoic Acid by Estrogen in the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2157-2163 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021844 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Brownbill, N. J. Bell, R. J. Woods, P. J. Lowry, N. M. Page, and C. P. Sibley

Neurokinin B Is a Paracrine Vasodilator in the Human Fetal Placental Circulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2164-2170 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021727 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Fassnacht, Stefanie Hahner, Immo A. Hansen, Tanja Kreutzberger, Martina Zink, Knut Adermann, Franz Jakob, Jakob Troppmair, and Bruno Allolio

N-Terminal Proopiomelanocortin Acts as a Mitogen in Adrenocortical Tumor Cells and Decreases Adrenal Steroidogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2171-2179 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021318 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ariel L. Barkan, Eleni V. Dimaraki, Stacy K. Jessup, Kathleen V. Symons, Mikhail Ermolenko, and Craig A. Jaffe

Ghrelin Secretion in Humans Is Sexually Dimorphic, Suppressed by Somatostatin, and Not Affected by the Ambient Growth Hormone Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2180-2184 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shereen A. Ghali, Bruce Gottlieb, Rose Lumbroso, Lenore K. Beitel, Youssef Elhaji, Jian Wu, Leonard Pinsky, and Mark A. Trifiro

The Use of Androgen Receptor Amino/Carboxyl-Terminal Interaction Assays to Investigate Androgen Receptor Gene Mutations in Subjects with Varying Degrees of Androgen Insensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2185-2193 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malcolm. W. J. MacDougall, G. Nicholas Europe-Finner, and Stephen. C. Robson

Human Myometrial Quiescence and Activation during Gestation and Parturition Involve Dramatic Changes in Expression and Activity of Particulate Type II (RII) Protein Kinase A Holoenzyme
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2194-2205 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021862 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea M. Haqq, Diane D. Stadler, Russell H. Jackson, Ron G. Rosenfeld, Jonathan Q. Purnell, and Stephen H. LaFranchi

Effects of Growth Hormone on Pulmonary Function, Sleep Quality, Behavior, Cognition, Growth Velocity, Body Composition, and Resting Energy Expenditure in Prader-Willi Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2206-2212 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021536 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yves Sabbagh, Guy Boileau, Marcelo Campos, Adriana K. Carmona, and Harriet S. Tenenhouse

Structure and Function of Disease-Causing Missense Mutations in the PHEX Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2213-2222 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021809 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. H. O. van Tilburg, L. A. Sandkuijl, E. Strengman, H. van Someren, C. A. E. Rigters-Aris, P. L. Pearson, T. W van Haeften, and C. Wijmenga

A Genome-Wide Scan in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Provides Independent Replication of a Susceptibility Locus on 18p11 and Suggests the Existence of Novel Loci on 2q12 and 19q13
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2223-2230 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaaki Iwahashi, Yasuteru Muragaki, Akira Ooshima, and Naohiko Umesaki

Decreased Type I Collagen Expression in Human Uterine Cervix during Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2231-2235 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021213 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osamu Yoshino, Yutaka Osuga, Yasushi Hirota, Kaori Koga, Tetsuya Hirata, Tetsu Yano, Takuya Ayabe, Osamu Tsutsumi, and Yuji Taketani

Endometrial Stromal Cells Undergoing Decidualization Down-Regulate Their Properties to Produce Proinflammatory Cytokines in Response to Interleukin-1ß via Reduced p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphorylation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2236-2241 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021788 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Müller, Jörg Gromoll, and Manuela Simoni

Absence of Exon 10 of the Human Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Receptor Impairs LH, But Not Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Action
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2242-2249 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021946 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuriko Hatakeyama, Kazutoshi Mizunashi, Yohtaro Furukawa, Shigemitsu Yabuki, Yumi Sato, and Teruo Igarashi

Plasma Levels of Parathyroid Hormone (1–84) Whole Molecule and Parathyroid Hormone (7–84)-Like Fragments in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2250-2255 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021610 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Ellmerer, Marianthe Hamilton-Wessler, Stella P. Kim, Melvin K. Dea, Erlinda Kirkman, Anjana Perianayagam, Jan Markussen, and Richard N. Bergman

Mechanism of Action in Dogs of Slow-Acting Insulin Analog O346
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2256-2262 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Didem Dereli, Gokhan Ozgen, Filiz Buyukkececi, Engin Guney, and Candeger Yilmaz

Platelet Dysfunction in Lean Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Association with Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2263-2268 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021391 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary Faulds, Mikael Rydén, Ingvar Ek, Hans Wahrenberg, and Peter Arner

Mechanisms behind Lipolytic Catecholamine Resistance of Subcutaneous Fat Cells in the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2269-2273 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hassen Hadj Kacem, Ahmed Rebai, Noureddine Kaffel, Saber Masmoudi, Mohamed Abid, and Hammadi Ayadi

PDS Is a New Susceptibility Gene to Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases: Association and Linkage Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2274-2280 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021460 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter Tschugguel, Wolf Dietrich, Zyhdi Zhegu, Felix Stonek, Andrea Kolbus, and Johannes C. Huber

Differential Regulation of Proteasome-Dependent Estrogen Receptor and ß Turnover in Cultured Human Uterine Artery Endothelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2281-2287 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021165 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimihisa Tajima, Ada Dantes, Zhong Yao, Ksenia Sorokina, Fumikazu Kotsuji, Rony Seger, and Abraham Amsterdam

Down-Regulation of Steroidogenic Response to Gonadotropins in Human and Rat Preovulatory Granulosa Cells Involves Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and Modulation of DAX-1 and Steroidogenic Factor-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2288-2299 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020913 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kun Ho Yoon, Seung Hyun Ko, Jae Hyoung Cho, Jung Min Lee, Yu Bae Ahn, Ki Ho Song, Soon Jib Yoo, Moo Il Kang, Bong Yun Cha, Kwang Woo Lee, Ho Young Son, Sung Koo Kang, Hee Seung Kim, In Kyu Lee, and Susan Bonner-Weir

Selective ß-Cell Loss and -Cell Expansion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Korea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2300-2308 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020735 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hironori Ishibashi, Takashi Suzuki, Satoshi Suzuki, Takuya Moriya, Chika Kaneko, Touichirou Takizawa, Makoto Sunamori, Masashi Handa, Takashi Kondo, and Hironobu Sasano

Sex Steroid Hormone Receptors in Human Thymoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2309-2317 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina N. Nikiforova, Roy A. Lynch, Paul W. Biddinger, Erik K. Alexander, Gerald W. Dorn, II, Giovanni Tallini, Todd G. Kroll, and Yuri E. Nikiforov

RAS Point Mutations and PAX8-PPAR Rearrangement in Thyroid Tumors: Evidence for Distinct Molecular Pathways in Thyroid Follicular Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2318-2326 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. J. Blok, P. E. De Ruiter, E. C. M. Kühne, E. E. Hanekamp, J. A. Grootegoed, E. Smid-Koopman, S. C. J. P. Gielen, M. E. De Gooyer, H. J. Kloosterboer, and C. W. Burger

Progestagenic Effects of Tibolone on Human Endometrial Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2327-2334 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keisuke Tanaka, Hiroyuki Minoura, Tetsuya Isobe, Hitoshi Yonaha, Hiroaki Kawato, Dong Fang Wang, Toshimichi Yoshida, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa, and Nagayasu Toyoda

Ghrelin Is Involved in the Decidualization of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2335-2340 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Boelaert, C. J. McCabe, L. A. Tannahill, N. J. L. Gittoes, R. L. Holder, J. C. Watkinson, A. R. Bradwell, M. C. Sheppard, and J. A. Franklyn

COMMENT:Pituitary Tumor Transforming Gene and Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Expression: Potential Prognostic Indicators in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2341-2347 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Kaori Koga, Yutaka Osuga, Osamu Yoshino, Yasushi Hirota, Xie Ruimeng, Tetsuya Hirata, Satoru Takeda, Tetsu Yano, Osamu Tsutsumi, and Yuji Taketani

Elevated Serum Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 1 (sVEGFR-1) Levels in Women with Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2348-2351 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021942 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Sundeep Khosla and B. L. Riggs

Androgens, Estrogens, and Bone Turnover in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2352 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030054 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin Z. Leder and Joel S. Finkelstein

Authors’ Response: Androgens, Estrogens, and Bone Turnover in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2352-a-2353 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030192 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Massachusetts General Hospital, Geriatric Medicine Unit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 1978 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2036 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2112 [Full Text] [PDF]  

International Congress on Clinical Nutrition, June 12–14, 2003, Design Center Linz, Austria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2268 [Full Text] [PDF]  

1st International Symposium on Advances in Stress and Human Sleep and 1st International Symposium on Advances in Insomnia, October 3–4, 2003, Auditorium School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2280 [Full Text] [PDF]  

16th International Symposium of the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, "Recent Advances in Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology", June 5–8, 2004, Seefeld, Tyrol, Austria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2334 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2354-2356 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone and Peptide Program—NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 88: 2357-2359 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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