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

From the Editor-in-Chief:

John P. Bilezikian

From the Editor-in-Chief: Time For Us to Bid Adieu
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5887-5888, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2008 [Full Text]  

Special Features:

Michael W. Schwartz and Kevin D. Niswender

Adiposity Signaling and Biological Defense Against Weight Gain: Absence of Protection or Central Hormone Resistance?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5889-5897, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0906 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luigi Gennari, Ranuccio Nuti, and John P. Bilezikian

MINIREVIEW: Aromatase Activity and Bone Homeostasis in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5898-5907, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1717 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luigi Bartalena, Claudio Marcocci, and Aldo Pinchera

Somatostatin Analogs for Graves’ Ophthalmopathy: Do They Bounce Off like a Rubber Bullet?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5908-5909, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1981 [Full Text]  

A. Jane Dickinson, Bijay Vaidya, Margaret Miller, Alan Coulthard, Petros Perros, Elizabeth Baister, Christopher D. Andrews, Lutz Hesse, Johannes T. Heverhagen, Armin E. Heufelder, and Pat Kendall-Taylor

Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Octreotide Long-Acting Repeatable (LAR) in Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5910-5915, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0697 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert I. McLachlan and Carolyn A. Allan

Defining the Prevalence and Incidence of Androgen Deficiency in Aging Men: Where Are the Goal Posts?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5916-5919, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2035 [Full Text]  

Andre B. Araujo, Amy B. O’Donnell, Donald J. Brambilla, William B. Simpson, Christopher Longcope, Alvin M. Matsumoto, and John B. McKinlay

Prevalence and Incidence of Androgen Deficiency in Middle-Aged and Older Men: Estimates from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5920-5926, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031719 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Larry Jameson

Of Mice and Men: The Tale of Steroidogenic Factor-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5927-5929, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2047 [Full Text]  

Tomonobu Hasegawa, Maki Fukami, Naoko Sato, Noriyuki Katsumata, Goro Sasaki, Keiko Fukutani, Ken-Ichirou Morohashi, and Tsutomu Ogata

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Testicular Dysgenesis without Adrenal Insufficiency in a 46,XY Patient with a Heterozygous Inactive Mutation of Steroidogenic Factor-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5930-5935, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0935 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kozue Miyashiro, Ilda Kunii, Thais Della Manna, Hamilton C. de Menezes Filho, Durval Damiani, Nuvarte Setian, and Omar M. Hauache

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Severe Hypercalcemia in a 9-Year-Old Brazilian Girl Due to a Novel Inactivating Mutation of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5936-5941, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1046 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elena Laspa, Murat Bastepe, Harald Jüppner, and Agathocles Tsatsoulis

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Phenotypic and Molecular Genetic Aspects of Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type Ib in a Greek Kindred: Evidence for Enhanced Uric Acid Excretion Due to Parathyroid Hormone Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5942-5947, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0249 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jessica Fleischer, Carolyn Becker, Diane Hamele-Bena, Tracy L. Breen, and Shonni J. Silverberg

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Oxyphil Parathyroid Adenoma: A Malignant Presentation of a Benign Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5948-5951, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1597 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Endocrine Care:

Carlo Foresta, Andrea Bettella, Cinzia Vinanzi, Paolo Dabrilli, Maria Cristina Meriggiola, Andrea Garolla, and Alberto Ferlin

Insulin-Like Factor 3: A Novel Circulating Hormone of Testis Origin in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5952-5958, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0575 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karen L. Herbst, Andrea D. Coviello, Stephanie Page, John K. Amory, Bradley D. Anawalt, and William J. Bremner

A Single Dose of the Potent Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist Acyline Suppresses Gonadotropins and Testosterone for 2 Weeks in Healthy Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5959-5965, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032123 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Julia E. Ostberg, Jocelyn A. S. Brookes, Carolyn McCarthy, Julian Halcox, and Gerard S. Conway

A Comparison of Echocardiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cardiovascular Screening of Adults with Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5966-5971, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1090 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Castro Cabezas, C. Verseyden, S. Meijssen, H. Jansen, and D. W. Erkelens

Effects of Atorvastatin on the Clearance of Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins in Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5972-5980, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031329 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroyuki Ishiguro, Yukiharu Yasuda, Yuuichiro Tomita, Tsuyoshi Shinagawa, Takashi Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Morimoto, Kinya Hattori, Masae Matsumoto, Hiroyasu Inoue, Hiromasa Yabe, Miharu Yabe, Osamu Shinohara, and Shunichi Kato

Long-Term Follow-Up of Thyroid Function in Patients Who Received Bone Marrow Transplantation during Childhood and Adolescence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5981-5986, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0836 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Amar Agha, Evan Thornton, Patrick O’Kelly, William Tormey, Jack Phillips, and Christopher J. Thompson

Posterior Pituitary Dysfunction after Traumatic Brain Injury
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5987-5992, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1058 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David H. St-Pierre, Antony D. Karelis, Katherine Cianflone, Florence Conus, Diane Mignault, Remi Rabasa-Lhoret, Maxime St-Onge, Andréanne Tremblay-Lebeau, and Eric T. Poehlman

Relationship between Ghrelin and Energy Expenditure in Healthy Young Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5993-5997, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0613 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Alberto Cuocolo, Mariagiovanna Filippella, Francesca Rota, Wanda Acampa, Silvia Savastano, Marco Salvatore, and Gaetano Lombardi

The Severity of Growth Hormone Deficiency Correlates with the Severity of Cardiac Impairment in 100 Adult Patients with Hypopituitarism: An Observational, Case-Control Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5998-6004, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1042 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James W. Findling, Michael E. Kehoe, and Hershel Raff

Identification of Patients with Cushing’s Disease with Negative Pituitary Adrenocorticotropin Gradients during Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling: Prolactin as an Index of Pituitary Venous Effluent
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6005-6009, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1378 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard J. Robbins, Shefali Srivastava, Ashok Shaha, Ronald Ghossein, Steven M. Larson, Martin Fleisher, and R. Michael Tuttle

Factors Influencing the Basal and Recombinant Human Thyrotropin-Stimulated Serum Thyroglobulin in Patients with Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6010-6016, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031573 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christelle Guillet, Aude Zangarelli, Pierre Gachon, Béatrice Morio, Christophe Giraudet, Paulette Rousset, and Yves Boirie

Whole Body Protein Breakdown Is Less Inhibited by Insulin, But Still Responsive to Amino Acid, in Nondiabetic Elderly Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6017-6024, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031323 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Roger Bouillon, Marie Bex, Dirk Vanderschueren, and Steven Boonen

Estrogens Are Essential for Male Pubertal Periosteal Bone Expansion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6025-6029, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0602 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas Bassindale, David A. Cowan, Sian Dale, Andrew J. Hutt, Anthony R. Leeds, Michael J. Wheeler, and Andrew T. Kicman

Effects of Oral Administration of Androstenedione on Plasma Androgens in Young Women Using Hormonal Contraception
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6030-6038, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0790 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Åshild Bjørnerem, Bjørn Straume, Monica Midtby, Vinjar Fønnebø, Johan Sundsfjord, Johan Svartberg, Ganesh Acharya, Pål Øian, and Gro K. Rosvold Berntsen

Endogenous Sex Hormones in Relation to Age, Sex, Lifestyle Factors, and Chronic Diseases in a General Population: The Tromsø Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6039-6047, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0735 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stephen A. Smith, Lisa E. Porter, Nandita Biswas, and Martin I. Freed

Rosiglitazone, But Not Glyburide, Reduces Circulating Proinsulin and the Proinsulin:Insulin Ratio in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6048-6053, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0705 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Vermiglio, V. P. Lo Presti, M. Moleti, M. Sidoti, G. Tortorella, G. Scaffidi, M. G. Castagna, F. Mattina, M. A. Violi, A. Crisà, A. Artemisia, and F. Trimarchi

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders in the Offspring of Mothers Exposed to Mild-Moderate Iodine Deficiency: A Possible Novel Iodine Deficiency Disorder in Developed Countries
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6054-6060, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0571 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. O. Talbott, J. V. Zborowski, M. Y. Boudreaux, K. P. McHugh-Pemu, K. Sutton-Tyrrell, and D. S. Guzick

The Relationship between C-Reactive Protein and Carotid Intima-Media Wall Thickness in Middle-Aged Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6061-6067, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032110 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Schernthaner, D. R. Matthews, B. Charbonnel, M. Hanefeld, P. Brunetti on Behalf of the Quarter Study Group

Efficacy and Safety of Pioglitazone Versus Metformin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6068-6076, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030861 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ruth M. Belin, Brad C. Astor, Neil R. Powe, and Paul W. Ladenson

Smoke Exposure Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of Serum Thyroid Autoantibodies and Thyrotropin Concentration Elevation and a Higher Prevalence of Mild Thyrotropin Concentration Suppression in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6077-6086, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0431 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Keiko Homma, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Eiko Takeshita, Kiyoaki Watanabe, Makoto Anzo, Takio Toyoura, Kazuhiko Jinno, Toya Ohashi, Takashi Hamajima, Yukihiro Takahashi, Takao Takahashi, and Nobutake Matsuo

Elevated Urine Pregnanetriolone Definitively Establishes the Diagnosis of Classical 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency in Term and Preterm Neonates
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6087-6091, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0473 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eva Fricke, Harald Fricke, Elke Esdorn, Annett Kammeier, Oliver Lindner, Knut Kleesiek, Dieter Horstkotte, and Wolfgang Burchert

Scintigraphy for Risk Stratification of Iodine-Induced Thyrotoxicosis in Patients Receiving Contrast Agent for Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Study of Patients with Low Thyrotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6092-6096, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0728 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Walter Gianni, Andrea Ricci, Paola Gazzaniga, Marina Brama, Maria Pietropaolo, Sergio Votano, Francesco Patanè, Anna Maria Aglianò, Giovanni Spera, Vincenzo Marigliano, Sergio Ammendola, Donato Agnusdei, Silvia Migliaccio, and Roberto Scandurra

COMMENT: Raloxifene Modulates Interleukin-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor- Synthesis in Vivo: Results from a Pilot Clinical Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6097-6099, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0795 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shulamit E. Lerner, Guo Jun Michael Huang, Donald McMahon, Charles A. Sklar, and Sharon E. Oberfield

COMMENT: Growth Hormone Therapy in Children after Cranial/Craniospinal Radiation Therapy: Sexually Dimorphic Outcomes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6100-6104, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1515 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

Electron Kebebew, Miao Peng, Patrick A. Treseler, Orlo H. Clark, Quan-Yang Duh, David Ginzinger, and Richard Miner

Id1 Gene Expression Is Up-Regulated in Hyperplastic and Neoplastic Thyroid Tissue and Regulates Growth and Differentiation in Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6105-6111, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1234 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kurt J. Sales, Sharon Battersby, Alistair R. W. Williams, Richard A. Anderson, and Henry N. Jabbour

Prostaglandin E₂ Mediates Phosphorylation and Down-Regulation of the Tuberous Sclerosis-2 Tumor Suppressor (Tuberin) in Human Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Cells via the Akt Signaling Pathway
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6112-6118, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0892 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Natalie J. Hannan, Rebecca L. Jones, Hilary O. D. Critchley, Gabor J. Kovacs, Peter A. W. Rogers, Biran Affandi, and Lois A. Salamonsen

Coexpression of Fractalkine and Its Receptor in Normal Human Endometrium and in Endometrium from Users of Progestin-Only Contraception Supports a Role for Fractalkine in Leukocyte Recruitment and Endometrial Remodeling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6119-6129, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031379 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ratna K. Vadlamudi, Seetharaman Balasenthil, Russell R. Broaddus, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, and Rakesh Kumar

Deregulation of Estrogen Receptor Coactivator Proline-, Glutamic Acid-, and Leucine-Rich Protein-1/Modulator of Nongenomic Activity of Estrogen Receptor in Human Endometrial Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6130-6138, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0909 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sebastian Hoffmann, Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Vera Scharrenbach, Anette Wunderlich, Iyad Hassan, Susanne Lingelbach, and Andreas Zielke

Thyrotropin (TSH)-Induced Production of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Thyroid Cancer Cells in Vitro: Evaluation of TSH Signal Transduction and of Angiogenesis-Stimulating Growth Factors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6139-6145, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1260 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Minjing Zou, Konrad S. Famulski, Ranjit S. Parhar, Essa Baitei, Futwan A. Al-Mohanna, Nadir R. Farid, and Yufei Shi

Microarray Analysis of Metastasis-Associated Gene Expression Profiling in a Murine Model of Thyroid Carcinoma Pulmonary Metastasis: Identification of S100A4 (Mts1) Gene Overexpression as a Poor Prognostic Marker for Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6146-6154, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0418 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rebecca L. Jones, Natalie J. Hannan, Tu’uhevaha J. Kaitu’u, Jin Zhang, and Lois A. Salamonsen

Identification of Chemokines Important for Leukocyte Recruitment to the Human Endometrium at the Times of Embryo Implantation and Menstruation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6155-6167, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0507 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anjli Venkateswaran, Derek K. Marsee, Steven H. Green, and Sissy M. Jhiang

Forskolin, 8-Br-3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate, and Catalytic Protein Kinase A Expression in the Nucleus Increase Radioiodide Uptake and Sodium/Iodide Symporter Protein Levels in RET/PTC1-Expressing Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6168-6172, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1414 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Grundberg, T. Carling, H. Brändström, S. Huang, E. L. Ribom, Ö. Ljunggren, H. Mallmin, and A. Kindmark

A Deletion Polymorphism in the RIZ Gene, a Female Sex Steroid Hormone Receptor Coactivator, Exhibits Decreased Response to Estrogen in Vitro and Associates with Low Bone Mineral Density in Young Swedish Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6173-6178, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0403 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elsa-Grace V. Giardina, Hong Jun Chen, Robert R. Sciacca, and LeRoy E. Rabbani

Dynamic Variability of Hemostatic and Fibrinolytic Factors in Young Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6179-6184, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0598 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Régis Coutant, Florence Boux de Casson, Stéphanie Rouleau, Olivier Douay, Elisabeth Mathieu, Frédérique Gatelais, Natacha Bouhours-Nouet, Christelle Voinot, Maurice Audran, and Jean Marie Limal

Divergent Effect of Endogenous and Exogenous Sex Steroids on the Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Response to Growth Hormone in Short Normal Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6185-6192, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0814 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gideon Allick, Peter H. Bisschop, Mariette T. Ackermans, Erik Endert, Alfred J. Meijer, Folkert Kuipers, Hans P. Sauerwein, and Johannes A. Romijn

A Low-Carbohydrate/High-Fat Diet Improves Glucoregulation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Reducing Postabsorptive Glycogenolysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6193-6197, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1041 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kevin R. Short, Jonas Nygren, Maureen L. Bigelow, and K. Sreekumaran Nair

Effect of Short-Term Prednisone Use on Blood Flow, Muscle Protein Metabolism, and Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6198-6207, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0908 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

X-Chromosome Inactivation Patterns and Androgen Receptor Functionality Influence Phenotype and Social Characteristics as Well as Pharmacogenetics of Testosterone Therapy in Klinefelter Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6208-6217, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1424 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cristin M. Bruns, Scott T. Baum, Ricki J. Colman, Joel R. Eisner, Joseph W. Kemnitz, Richard Weindruch, and David H. Abbott

Insulin Resistance and Impaired Insulin Secretion in Prenatally Androgenized Male Rhesus Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6218-6223, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0918 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sharona Tornovsky, Ana Crane, Karen E. Cosgrove, Khalid Hussain, Judith Lavie, Ma’ayan Heyman, Yaron Nesher, Na’ama Kuchinski, Etti Ben-Shushan, Olga Shatz, Efrat Nahari, Tamara Potikha, David Zangen, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Liat de Vries, Jesús Argente, Ricardo Gracia, Heddy Landau, Alon Eliakim, Keith Lindley, Mark J. Dunne, Lydia Aguilar-Bryan, and Benjamin Glaser

Hyperinsulinism of Infancy: Novel ABCC8 and KCNJ11 Mutations and Evidence for Additional Locus Heterogeneity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6224-6234, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1233 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregory A. Brown, Matthew D. Vukovich, and Douglas S. King

Urinary Excretion of Steroid Metabolites after Chronic Androstenedione Ingestion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6235-6238, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031743 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myles Wolf, Carl A. Hubel, Chun Lam, Marybeth Sampson, Jeffrey L. Ecker, Roberta B. Ness, Augustine Rajakumar, Ashi Daftary, Alia S. M. Shakir, Ellen W. Seely, James M. Roberts, Vikas P. Sukhatme, S. Ananth Karumanchi, and Ravi Thadhani

Preeclampsia and Future Cardiovascular Disease: Potential Role of Altered Angiogenesis and Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6239-6243, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0548 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ilona S. Federenko, Mitsue Nagamine, Dirk H. Hellhammer, Pathik D. Wadhwa, and Stefan Wüst

The Heritability of Hypothalamus Pituitary Adrenal Axis Responses to Psychosocial Stress Is Context Dependent
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6244-6250, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0981 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lesley Jackson, Fiona L. R. Williams, Ann Burchell, Michael W. H. Coughtrie, and Robert Hume

Plasma Catecholamines and the Counterregulatory Responses to Hypoglycemia in Infants: A Critical Role for Epinephrine and Cortisol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6251-6256, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0550 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Suzana M. Anjos, Marie-Catherine Tessier, and Constantin Polychronakos

Association of the Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4 Gene with Type 1 Diabetes: Evidence for Independent Effects of Two Polymorphisms on the Same Haplotype Block
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6257-6265, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0881 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chatchalit Rattarasarn, Rattana Leelawattana, Supamai Soonthornpun, Worawong Setasuban, and Atchara Thamprasit

Gender Differences of Regional Abdominal Fat Distribution and Their Relationships with Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy and Glucose-Intolerant Thais
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6266-6270, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0209 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bente C. Appelhof, Jantien P. Brouwer, Richard van Dyck, Eric Fliers, Witte J. G. Hoogendijk, Jochanan Huyser, Aart H. Schene, Jan G. P. Tijssen, and Wilmar M. Wiersinga

Triiodothyronine Addition to Paroxetine in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6271-6276, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1147 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katarzyna Krzyzanowska, Friedrich Mittermayer, Hans-Peter Kopp, Michael Wolzt, and Guntram Schernthaner

Weight Loss Reduces Circulating Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine Concentrations in Morbidly Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6277-6281, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0672 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovanna Vinci, Marie-Nöelle Anjot, Christine Trivin, Henri Lottmann, Raja Brauner, and Ken McElreavey

An Analysis of the Genetic Factors Involved in Testicular Descent in a Cohort of 14 Male Patients with Anorchia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6282-6285, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0891 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olli Laukkanen, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Jaana Lindström, Johan Eriksson, Timo T. Valle, Helena Hämäläinen, Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Matti Uusitupa, Markku Laakso for the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study Group

Polymorphisms of the SUR1 (ABCC8) and Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) Genes Predict the Conversion from Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Type 2 Diabetes. The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6286-6290, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1204 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, James T. Patrie, Kimberly T. Brill, Judith Y. Weltman, Eugenio E. Mueller, Cyril Y. Bowers, and Arthur Weltman

Contributions of Gender and Systemic Estradiol and Testosterone Concentrations to Maximal Secretagogue Drive of Burst-Like Growth Hormone Secretion in Healthy Middle-Aged and Older Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6291-6296, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0644 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. H. Balen, A. G. Mulders, B. C. Fauser, B. C. Schoot, M. A. Renier, P. Devroey, M. J. Struijs, and B. M. Mannaerts

Pharmacodynamics of a Single Low Dose of Long-Acting Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH-Carboxy Terminal Peptide, Corifollitropin Alfa) in Women with World Health Organization Group II Anovulatory Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6297-6304, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0668 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Christina A. Hedman, Jan Frystyk, Torbjörn Lindström, Jian-Wen Chen, Allan Flyvbjerg, Hans Ørskov, and Hans J Arnqvist

Residual ß-Cell Function More than Glycemic Control Determines Abnormalities of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6305-6309, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0572 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Caroline Daelemans, Guillaume Smits, Viviane de Maertelaer, Sabine Costagliola, Yvon Englert, Gilbert Vassart, and Anne Delbaere

Prediction of Severity of Symptoms in Iatrogenic Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Ser⁶⁸⁰Asn Polymorphism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6310-6315, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1044 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giovanna Mantovani, Sara Bondioni, Marco Locatelli, Cecilia Pedroni, Andrea G. Lania, Emanuele Ferrante, Marcello Filopanti, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, and Anna Spada

Biallelic Expression of the Gs Gene in Human Bone and Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6316-6319, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0558 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Giorgio Radetti, Livia Renzullo, Elena Gottardi, Gianluca D’Addato, and Hubert Messner

Altered Thyroid and Adrenal Function in Children Born at Term and Preterm, Small for Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6320-6324, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032185 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, James T. Patrie, Kirsten Frick, Judith Y. Weltman, and Arthur Weltman

Sustained Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Responses to Prolonged High-Dose Twice-Daily GH-Releasing Hormone Stimulation in Middle-Aged and Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6325-6330, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0430 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Neda Rasouli and Steven C. Elbein

Improved Glycemic Control in Subjects with Atypical Diabetes Results from Restored Insulin Secretion, But Not Improved Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6331-6335, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1016 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. E. Collins, J. M. Heward, J. M. M. Howson, H. Foxall, J. Carr-Smith, J. A. Franklyn, and S. C. L. Gough

Common Allelic Variants of Exons 10, 12, and 33 of the Thyroglobulin Gene Are Not Associated with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in the United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6336-6339, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1336 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Irina U. Agoulnik, Xiao-Wen Tong, Dagmar-C. Fischer, Klaus Körner, Neely E. Atkinson, Dean P. Edwards, Denis R. Headon, Nancy L. Weigel, and Dirk G. Kieback

A Germline Variation in the Progesterone Receptor Gene Increases Transcriptional Activity and May Modify Ovarian Cancer Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6340-6347, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0114 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gary D. Hammer, J. Blake Tyrrell, Kathleen R. Lamborn, Carol B. Applebury, Elizabeth T. Hannegan, Scott Bell, Riva Rahl, Amy Lu, and Charles B. Wilson

Transsphenoidal Microsurgery for Cushing’s Disease: Initial Outcome and Long-Term Results
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6348-6357, doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032180 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Huy A. Tran

Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6358, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1174 [Full Text]  

Stuart N. Seidman and Donald F. Klein

AA2500 Testosterone Gel Normalizes Androgen Levels in Aging Males with Improvements in Body Composition and Sexual Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6358-a-6359, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1167 [Full Text]  

Robert Palusinski and Wojciech Barud

Proscar and Propecia—A Therapeutic Perspective
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6359, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1824 [Full Text]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6360-6363 [Full Text]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6364-6366 [Full Text]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Pamela Freda and Anne Klibanski

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text]  

Pamela Freda and Anne Klibanski

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Tumores pituitarios
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text]  

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