The Endocrine Society:

Endocrinology & Metabolism News April 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 16a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Kristin Wagner, Rosemarie Arciaga, Allan Siperstein, Mira Milas, Ilka Warshawsky, S. Sethu, K. Reddy, and Manjula K. Gupta

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Thyrotropin Receptor/Thyroglobulin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Peripheral Blood and Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology: Diagnostic Synergy for Detecting Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1921-1924 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1793 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tishya A. L. Wren, Xiaodong Liu, Pisit Pitukcheewanont, Vicente Gilsanz and members of The Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study

Bone Acquisition in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Comparisons of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Computed Tomography Measures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1925-1928 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1351 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teimuraz Apridonidze, Paulina A. Essah, Maria J. Iuorno, and John E. Nestler

Prevalence and Characteristics of the Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1929-1935 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena J. Teede, Fabien S. Dalais, Dimitra Kotsopoulos, Barry P. McGrath, Erica Malan, T. Eng Gan, and Roger E. Peverill

Dietary Soy Containing Phytoestrogens Does Not Activate the Hemostatic System in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1936-1941 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1428 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mia Hedman, Tiina Matikainen, Anna Föhr, Marjatta Lappi, Saila Piippo, Matti Nuutinen, and Marjatta Antikainen

Efficacy and Safety of Pravastatin in Children and Adolescents with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Prospective Clinical Follow-Up Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1942-1952 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1541 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Y. Liu, Kelley A. Hoey, Kristi L. Mielke, Johannes D. Veldhuis, and Sundeep Khosla

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Short-Term Graded Transdermal Estradiol in Healthy Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist-Suppressed Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: Effects on Serum Markers of Bone Turnover, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Osteoclastogenic Mediators
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1953-1960 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1583 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adele L. Towers, Cheryl A. Clay, Susan M. Sereika, Iain McIntosh, and Susan L. Greenspan

Skeletal Integrity in Patients with Nail Patella Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1961-1965 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0997 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael B. Ranke, Anders Lindberg, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland, Patrick Wilton, David A. Price, Edward O. Reiter on behalf of the KIGS International Board

Increased Response, But Lower Responsiveness, to Growth Hormone (GH) in Very Young Children (Aged 0–3 Years) with Idiopathic GH Deficiency: Analysis of Data from KIGS
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1966-1971 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jardena J. Puder, Sujatha Nilavar, Kalmon D. Post, and Pamela U. Freda

Relationship between Disease-Related Morbidity and Biochemical Markers of Activity in Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1972-1978 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie A. Mennella, M. Yanina Pepino, and Karen L. Teff

Acute Alcohol Consumption Disrupts the Hormonal Milieu of Lactating Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1979-1985 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anny H. Xiang, Ruth K. Peters, Siri L. Kjos, Cesar Ochoa, Aura Marroquin, Jose Goico, Sylvia Tan, Chengwei Wang, Stanley P. Azen, Chao-ran Liu, Ci-hua Liu, Howard N. Hodis, and Thomas A. Buchanan

Effect of Thiazolidinedione Treatment on Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Premenopausal Women at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1986-1991 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1685 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Carel, Emmanuel Ecosse, Irène Bastie-Sigeac, Sylvie Cabrol, Maïté Tauber, Juliane Léger, Marc Nicolino, Raja Brauner, Jean-Louis Chaussain, and Joël Coste

Quality of Life Determinants in Young Women with Turner’s Syndrome after Growth Hormone Treatment: Results of the StaTur Population-Based Cohort Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1992-1997 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristine E. Ensrud, Robin L. Fullman, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Jane A. Cauley, Marcia L. Stefanick, Howard A. Fink, Cora E. Lewis, Eric Orwoll for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study Research Group

Voluntary Weight Reduction in Older Men Increases Hip Bone Loss: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1998-2004 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. C. Meriggiola, A. Costantino, F. Saad, L. D’Emidio, A. M. Morselli Labate, A. Bertaccini, W. J. Bremner, I. Rudolph, M. Ernst, B. Kirsch, G. Martorana, and G. Pelusi

Norethisterone Enanthate Plus Testosterone Undecanoate for Male Contraception: Effects of Various Injection Intervals on Spermatogenesis, Reproductive Hormones, Testis, and Prostate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2005-2014 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1852 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Remer, Kai R. Boye, Michaela F. Hartmann, and Stefan A. Wudy

Urinary Markers of Adrenarche: Reference Values in Healthy Subjects, Aged 3–18 Years
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2015-2021 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1571 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. G. Murphy, K. Cerchio, S. A. Stoch, K. Gottesdiener, M. Wu, R. Recker for the L-000845704 Study Group

Effect of L-000845704, an _Vß₃ Integrin Antagonist, on Markers of Bone Turnover and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2022-2028 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Machens, Ulrich Schneyer, Hans-Jürgen Holzhausen, and Henning Dralle

Prospects of Remission in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma According to Basal Calcitonin Level
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2029-2034 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1836 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicola Napoli, Sirisha Donepudi, Sharmin Sheikh, Giovam Batista Rini, and Reina Armamento-Villareal

Increased 2-Hydroxylation of Estrogen in Women with a Family History of Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2035-2041 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cathy J. Hay, Brian M. Brady, Michael Zitzmann, Kaan Osmanagaoglu, Pasi Pollanen, Dan Apter, Frederick C. W. Wu, Richard A. Anderson, Eberhard Nieschlag, Paul Devroey, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, and Wendy M. Kersemaekers

A Multicenter Phase IIb Study of a Novel Combination of Intramuscular Androgen (Testosterone Decanoate) and Oral Progestogen (Etonogestrel) for Male Hormonal Contraception
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2042-2049 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0895 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janet E. Hall, Jason P. Sullivan, and Gary S. Richardson

Brief Wake Episodes Modulate Sleep-Inhibited Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in the Early Follicular Phase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2050-2055 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Francesca Rota, Rosario Pivonello, Maria Cristina Savanelli, Stefano Spiezia, and Gaetano Lombardi

Short-Term Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment or Deprivation on Cardiovascular Risk Parameters and Intima-Media Thickness at Carotid Arteries in Patients with Severe GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2056-2062 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Raskauskiene, P. W. Jones, A. Govind, M. Obhrai, and R. N. Clayton

Do Polycystic Ovaries on Ultrasound Scan Indicate Decreased Insulin Sensitivity in Sisters of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2063-2067 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0569 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Graeme Eisenhofer, David S. Goldstein, Patricia Sullivan, Gyorgy Csako, Frederieke M. Brouwers, Edwin W. Lai, Karen T. Adams, and Karel Pacak

Biochemical and Clinical Manifestations of Dopamine-Producing Paragangliomas: Utility of Plasma Methoxytyramine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2068-2075 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trine H. Johannsen, Delphine Mallet, Harriet Dige-Petersen, Jørn Müller, Katharina M. Main, Yves Morel, and Maguelone G. Forest

Delayed Diagnosis of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia with Salt Wasting Due to Type II 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2076-2080 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernesto L. Escudero, Peter J. Boerrigter, Herjan J. T. Coelingh Bennink, Roberto Epifanio, José A. Horcajadas, Francois Olivennes, Antonio Pellicer, and Carlos Simón

Mifepristone Is an Effective Oral Alternative for the Prevention of Premature Luteinizing Hormone Surges and/or Premature Luteinization in Women Undergoing Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation for in Vitro Fertilization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2081-2088 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primus E. Mullis, Iain C. A. F. Robinson, Souzan Salemi, Andrée Eblé, Amélie Besson, Jean-Marc Vuissoz, Johnny Deladoey, Dominique Simon, Paul Czernichow, and Gerhard Binder

Isolated Autosomal Dominant Growth Hormone Deficiency: An Evolving Pituitary Deficit? A Multicenter Follow-Up Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2089-2096 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Piaditis, A. Angellou, G. Kontogeorgos, N. Mazarakis, T. Kounadi, G. Kaltsas, K. Vamvakidis, R. V. Lloyd, E. Horvath, and K. Kovacs

Ectopic Bioactive Luteinizing Hormone Secretion by a Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor, Manifested as Luteinized Granulosa-Thecal Cell Tumor of the Ovaries
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2097-2103 , doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Chiara Zatelli, Pietro Maffei, Daniela Piccin, Chiara Martini, Federico Rea, Domenico Rubello, Angelo Margutti, Michael D. Culler, Nicola Sicolo, and Ettore C. degli Uberti

Somatostatin Analogs in Vitro Effects in a Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Secreting Bronchial Carcinoid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2104-2109 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2156 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurence Amar, Aude Servais, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Franck Zinzindohoue, Gilles Chatellier, and Pierre-François Plouin

Year of Diagnosis, Features at Presentation, and Risk of Recurrence in Patients with Pheochromocytoma or Secreting Paraganglioma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2110-2116 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1398 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alla A. Sakharova, Eleni V. Dimaraki, William F. Chandler, and Ariel L. Barkan

BRIEF REPORT:Clinically Silent Somatotropinomas May Be Biochemically Active
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2117-2121 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0875 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Grey, Jenny Lucas, Anne Horne, Greg Gamble, James S. Davidson, and Ian R. Reid

BRIEF REPORT:Vitamin D Repletion in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Coexistent Vitamin D Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2122-2126 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1772 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Cascon, Arancha Cebrian, Marina Pollan, Sergio Ruiz-Llorente, Cristina Montero-Conde, Rocio Leton, Ruth Gutierrez, Fabienne Lesueur, Roger L. Milne, Olga Gonzalez-Albarran, Tomas Lucas-Morante, Javier Benitez, Bruce A. J. Ponder, and Mercedes Robledo

BRIEF REPORT:Succinate Dehydrogenase D Variants Do Not Constitute a Risk Factor for Developing C Cell Hyperplasia or Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2127-2130 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mostafa El-Mansoury, Inger Bryman, Kerstin Berntorp, Charles Hanson, Lars Wilhelmsen, and Kerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen

BRIEF REPORT:Hypothyroidism Is Common in Turner Syndrome: Results of a Five-Year Follow-Up
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2131-2135 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Rinku V. Mehta, Ketan S. Patel, Mickey S. Coffler, Michael H. Dahan, Richard Y. Yoo, Johanna S. Archer, Pamela J. Malcom, and R. Jeffrey Chang

Luteinizing Hormone Secretion Is Not Influenced by Insulin Infusion in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Despite Improved Insulin Sensitivity during Pioglitazone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2136-2141 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Pritts, Isabelle P. Ryan, Michael D. Mueller, Dan I. Lebovic, Jan L. Shifren, Charles J. Zaloudek, Abner P. Korn, Philip D. Darney, and Robert N. Taylor

Angiogenic Effects of Norplant Contraception on Endometrial Histology and Uterine Bleeding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2142-2147 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tiina Robins, Michela Barbaro, Svetlana Lajic, and Anna Wedell

Not All Amino Acid Substitutions of the Common Cluster E6 Mutation in CYP21 Cause Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2148-2153 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1937 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polyxeni Koutkia, Bridget Canavan, Jeff Breu, and Steven Grinspoon

Effects of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone on Bone Turnover in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Men with Fat Accumulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2154-2160 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1466 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sue Stock, Pierre Leichner, Alfred C. K. Wong, Mohamed A. Ghatei, Timothy J. Kieffer, Stephen R. Bloom, and Jean-Pierre Chanoine

Ghrelin, Peptide YY, Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide, and Hunger Responses to a Mixed Meal in Anorexic, Obese, and Control Female Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2161-2168 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoki Wakida, Do Gia Tuyen, Masataka Adachi, Taku Miyoshi, Hiroshi Nonoguchi, Toshiaki Oka, Osamu Ueda, Masahiro Tazawa, Satoshi Kurihara, Yoshitaka Yoneta, Hajime Shimada, Takashi Oda, Yuichi Kikuchi, Hirotaka Matsuo, Makoto Hosoyamada, Hitoshi Endou, Masaki Otagiri, Kimio Tomita, and Kenichiro Kitamura

Mutations in Human Urate Transporter 1 Gene in Presecretory Reabsorption Defect Type of Familial Renal Hypouricemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2169-2174 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Ziegler, Friedrich Mittermayer, Christina Plank, Erich Minar, Michael Wolzt, and Gerit-Holger Schernthaner

Homocyst(e)ine-Lowering Therapy Does Not Affect Plasma Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine Concentrations in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2175-2178 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing Zhao, Danielle Dahle, Yunli Zhou, Xun Zhang, and Anne Klibanski

Hypermethylation of the Promoter Region Is Associated with the Loss of MEG3 Gene Expression in Human Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2179-2186 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1848 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vera Popovic, Dragana Miljic, Sandra Pekic, Predrag Pesko, Marina Djurovic, Mirjana Doknic, Svetozar Damjanovic, Dragan Micic, Goran Cvijovic, Jovana Glodic, Carlos Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

Low Plasma Ghrelin Level in Gastrectomized Patients Is Accompanied by Enhanced Sensitivity to the Ghrelin-Induced Growth Hormone Release
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2187-2191 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1888 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Platano, M. Cristina Magli, Anna Pia Ferraretti, Luca Gianaroli, and Giorgio Aicardi

L- and T-Type Voltage-Gated Ca²⁺ Channels in Human Granulosa Cells: Functional Characterization and Cholinergic Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2192-2197 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1819 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher A. Haiman, Stephanie E. Riley, Matthew L. Freedman, Veronica W. Setiawan, David V. Conti, and Loïc Le Marchand

Common Genetic Variation in the Sex Steroid Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) Gene and Circulating SHBG Levels among Postmenopausal Women: The Multiethnic Cohort
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2198-2204 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Patterson, Kevin G. Murphy, Carel W. le Roux, Mohammad A. Ghatei, and Stephen R. Bloom

Characterization of Ghrelin-Like Immunoreactivity in Human Plasma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2205-2211 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1641 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Kratzsch, C. Schubring, B. Stitzel, A. Böttner, A. Berthold, J. Thiery, and W. Kiess

Inverse Changes in the Serum Levels of the Soluble Leptin Receptor and Leptin in Neonates: Relations to Anthropometric Data
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2212-2217 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1454 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. G. V. Smolders, K. de Meer, P. Kenemans, C. Jakobs, W. Kulik, and M. J. van der Mooren

Oral Estradiol Decreases Plasma Homocysteine, Vitamin B₆, and Albumin in Postmenopausal Women But Does Not Change the Whole-Body Homocysteine Remethylation and Transmethylation Flux
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2218-2224 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cacia Soares-Welch, Leon Farhy, Kristi L. Mielke, Farid H. Mahmud, John M. Miles, Cyril Y. Bowers, and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Complementary Secretagogue Pairs Unmask Prominent Gender-Related Contrasts in Mechanisms of Growth Hormone Pulse Renewal in Young Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2225-2232 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1365 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kajsa Sjöholm, Jenny Palming, Louise E. Olofsson, Anders Gummesson, Per-Arne Svensson, Theodore C. Lystig, Eva Jennische, John Brandberg, Jarl S. Torgerson, Björn Carlsson, and Lena M. S. Carlsson

A Microarray Search for Genes Predominantly Expressed in Human Omental Adipocytes: Adipose Tissue as a Major Production Site of Serum Amyloid A
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2233-2239 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1830 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Michel Petit, Anne Minello, Valerie Jooste, Jean Baptiste Bour, Francoise Galland, Laurence Duvillard, Bruno Verges, Niels Olivier Olsson, Philippe Gambert, and Patrick Hillon

Decreased Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations Are Closely Related to Steatosis in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2240-2243 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin D. O’Brien, Bonnie J. Brehm, Randy J. Seeley, Judy Bean, Mark H. Wener, Stephen Daniels, and David A. D’Alessio

Diet-Induced Weight Loss Is Associated with Decreases in Plasma Serum Amyloid A and C-Reactive Protein Independent of Dietary Macronutrient Composition in Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2244-2249 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul S. MacLean, Satyaprasad Vadlamudi, Kenneth G. MacDonald, Walter J. Pories, and Hisham A. Barakat

Suppression of Hepatic Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein Expression in Obese Humans with the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2250-2258 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca L. Schaub, Daniel E. Hale, Susan R. Rose, Robin J. Leach, and Jannine D. Cody

The Spectrum of Thyroid Abnormalities in Individuals with 18q Deletions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2259-2263 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1630 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Claude Blatter Garin, Barbara Kalix, Alfredo Morabia, and Richard W. James

Small, Dense Lipoprotein Particles and Reduced Paraoxonase-1 in Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2264-2269 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1295 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bettina C. Gohlke, Agnes Huber, Kurt Hecher, Rolf Fimmers, Peter Bartmann, and Christian L. Roth

Fetal Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I, IGF-II, and Ghrelin in Association with Birth Weight and Postnatal Growth in Monozygotic Twins with Discordant Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2270-2274 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1192 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Torsten M. Reinheimer, Walter H. Bee, John C. Resendez, Julie K. Meyer, George J. Haluska, and Gary J. Chellman

Barusiban, A New Highly Potent and Long-Acting Oxytocin Antagonist: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Comparison with Atosiban in a Cynomolgus Monkey Model of Preterm Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2275-2281 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jens M. Bruun, Aina S. Lihn, Steen B. Pedersen, and Bjørn Richelsen

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Release Is Higher in Visceral than Subcutaneous Human Adipose Tissue (AT): Implication of Macrophages Resident in the AT
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2282-2289 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1696 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan Svensson, Hans Herlitz, Per-Arne Lundberg, and Gudmundur Johannsson

Adiponectin, Leptin, and Erythrocyte Sodium/Lithium Countertransport Activity, But Not Resistin, Are Related to Glucose Metabolism in Growth Hormone-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2290-2296 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo Pérez-Martínez, Francisco Pérez-Jiménez, Cecilia Bellido, José María Ordovás, Juan Antonio Moreno, Carmen Marín, Purificación Gómez, Javier Delgado-Lista, Francisco Fuentes, and José López-Miranda

A Polymorphism Exon 1 Variant at the Locus of the Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I (SCARB1) Gene Is Associated with Differences in Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy People during the Consumption of an Olive Oil-Rich Diet
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2297-2300 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1489 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. M. Oomen, C. T. M. van Rossum, B. Hoebee, W. H. M. Saris, and M. A. van Baak

ß₂-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms and Salbutamol-Stimulated Energy Expenditure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2301-2307 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jihong Kang, Pierre Chapdelaine, Julie Parent, Eric Madore, Philippe Y. Laberge, and Michel A. Fortier

Expression of Human Prostaglandin Transporter in the Human Endometrium across the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2308-2313 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1482 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline Jacques, Olivier Baris, Delphine Prunier-Mirebeau, Frédérique Savagner, Patrice Rodien, Vincent Rohmer, Brigitte Franc, Serge Guyetant, Yves Malthiery, and Pascal Reynier

Two-Step Differential Expression Analysis Reveals a New Set of Genes Involved in Thyroid Oncocytic Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2314-2320 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1337 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franco Arturi, Elisabetta Ferretti, Ivan Presta, Tiziana Mattei, Angela Scipioni, Daniela Scarpelli, Rocco Bruno, Ludovic Lacroix, Emanuele Tosi, Alberto Gulino, Diego Russo, and Sebastiano Filetti

Regulation of Iodide Uptake and Sodium/Iodide Symporter Expression in the MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2321-2326 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina C. Peluffo, Kelly A. Young, and Richard L. Stouffer

Dynamic Expression of Caspase-2, -3, -8, and -9 Proteins and Enzyme Activity, But Not Messenger Ribonucleic Acid, in the Monkey Corpus Luteum during the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2327-2335 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuan-Lin Dong, Kortney E. Green, Sujatha Vegiragu, Gary D. V. Hankins, Elizabeth Martin, Madhu Chauhan, Chandrasekhar Thota, and Chandrasekhar Yallampalli

Evidence for Decreased Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) Receptors and Compromised Responsiveness to CGRP of Fetoplacental Vessels in Preeclamptic Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2336-2343 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1481 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juliana W. Meadows, Brad Pitzer, Diane E. Brockman, and Leslie Myatt

Expression and Localization of Adipophilin and Perilipin in Human Fetal Membranes: Association with Lipid Bodies and Enzymes Involved in Prostaglandin Synthesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2344-2350 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurie P. Lovely, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Marc A. Fritz, Devin G. McAdams, and Bruce A. Lessey

Prevention of Endometrial Apoptosis: Randomized Prospective Comparison of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Versus Progesterone Treatment in the Luteal Phase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2351-2356 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Rotondi, Alberto Falorni, Annamaria De Bellis, Stefano Laureti, Pietro Ferruzzi, Paola Romagnani, Andrea Buonamano, Elena Lazzeri, Clara Crescioli, Massimo Mannelli, Fausto Santeusanio, Antonio Bellastella, and Mario Serio

Elevated Serum Interferon--Inducible Chemokine-10/CXC Chemokine Ligand-10 in Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency and in Vitro Expression in Human Adrenal Cells Primary Cultures after Stimulation with Proinflammatory Cytokines
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2357-2363 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christy M. Caudill, Zhaowen Zhu, Raffaele Ciampi, James R. Stringer, and Yuri E. Nikiforov

Dose-Dependent Generation of RET/PTC in Human Thyroid Cells after in Vitro Exposure to -Radiation: A Model of Carcinogenic Chromosomal Rearrangement Induced by Ionizing Radiation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2364-2369 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1811 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Ehrström, T. Gustafsson, A. Finn, A. Kirchgessner, P. Grybäck, H. Jacobsson, P. M. Hellström, and E. Näslund

Inhibitory Effect of Exogenous Orexin A on Gastric Emptying, Plasma Leptin, and the Distribution of Orexin and Orexin Receptors in the Gut and Pancreas in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2370-2377 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Marzioni, G. Fiore, A. Giordano, M. Nabissi, P. Florio, F. Verdenelli, F. Petraglia, and M. Castellucci

Placental Expression of Substance P and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide: Evidence for a Local Effect on Hormone Release
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2378-2383 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Meyre, Philippe Boutin, Agnès Tounian, Marianne Deweirder, Mounir Aout, Béatrice Jouret, Barbara Heude, Jacques Weill, Maite Tauber, Patrick Tounian, and Philippe Froguel

Is Glutamate Decarboxylase 2 (GAD2) a Genetic Link between Low Birth Weight and Subsequent Development of Obesity in Children?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2384-2390 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1468 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Bachelot, Géri Meduri, Nathalie Massin, Micheline Misrahi, Frédérique Kuttenn, and Philippe Touraine

Ovarian Steroidogenesis and Serum Androgen Levels in Patients with Premature Ovarian Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2391-2396 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Corbetta, G. Bulfamante, D. Cortelazzi, V. Barresi, I. Cetin, G. Mantovani, S. Bondioni, P. Beck-Peccoz, and A. Spada

Adiponectin Expression in Human Fetal Tissues during Mid- and Late Gestation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2397-2402 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rossella Elisei, Agnese Vivaldi, Laura Agate, Raffaele Ciampi, Eleonora Molinaro, Pamela Piampiani, Cristina Romei, Pinuccia Faviana, Fulvio Basolo, Paolo Miccoli, Alessandra Capodanno, Paola Collecchi, Furio Pacini, and Aldo Pinchera

All-Trans-Retinoic Acid Treatment Inhibits the Growth of Retinoic Acid Receptor ß Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expressing Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines but Does Not Reinduce the Expression of Thyroid-Specific Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2403-2411 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0969 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unga A. Unmehopa, Joop J. van Heerikhuize, Wenda Spijkstra, John W. Woods, Andrew D. Howard, Emanuel Zycband, Scott D. Feighner, Donna L. Hreniuk, Oksana C. Palyha, Xiao-Ming Guan, Douglas J. MacNeil, Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg, and Dick F. Swaab

Increased Melanin Concentrating Hormone Receptor Type I in the Human Hypothalamic Infundibular Nucleus in Cachexia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2412-2419 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shoji Ichikawa, Kenneth W. Lyles, and Michael J. Econs

RAPID COMMUNICATION:A Novel GALNT3 Mutation in a Pseudoautosomal Dominant Form of Tumoral Calcinosis: Evidence That the Disorder Is Autosomal Recessive
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2420-2423 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tobias Larsson, Xijie Yu, Siobhan I. Davis, Mohamad S. Draman, Sean D. Mooney, Michael J. Cullen, and Kenneth E. White

RAPID COMMUNICATION:A Novel Recessive Mutation in Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Causes Familial Tumoral Calcinosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2424-2427 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Features:

Hans K. Ghayee, John Q. A. Mattern, III, and David S. Cooper

IMAGE IN ENDOCRINOLOGY:Dirty Nails
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2428 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2439 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammed Shahid, Varinderpal S. Dhillon, Mohammed Aslam, and S. A. Husain

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Three New Novel Point Mutations Localized within and Downstream of High-Mobility Group-box Region in SRY Gene in Three Indian Females with Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2429-2435 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Taillandier, S.-L. Sallinen, I. Brun-Heath, P. De Mazancourt, J.-L. Serre, and E. Mornet

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Childhood Hypophosphatasia Due to a de Novo Missense Mutation in the Tissue-Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2436-2439 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1456 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Savastano, Rosario Pivonello, Wanda Acampa, Marco Salvatore, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, and Gianfranco Fenzi

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Recombinant Thyrotropin-Induced Orbital Uptake of [¹¹¹In-Diethylenetriamine-Pentacetic Acid-D-Phe¹]Octreotide in a Patient with Inactive Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2440-2444 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alireza Zahirieh, M. Andrew Nesbit, Asif Ali, Kairong Wang, Ning He, Maria Stangou, Gerasimos Bamichas, Kostas Sombolos, Rajesh V. Thakker, and York Pei

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Functional Analysis of a Novel GATA3 Mutation in a Family with the Hypoparathyroidism, Deafness, and Renal Dysplasia Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2445-2450 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1969 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. H. McDermott and C. H. Walsh

EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:Hypogonadism in Hereditary Hemochromatosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2451-2455 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naim M. Maalouf and Elizabeth Shane

CLINICAL REVIEW:Osteoporosis after Solid Organ Transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2456-2465 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1978 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Steven L. Teitelbaum

Osteoporosis and Integrins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2466-2468 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0338 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne M. Jan de Beur

Tumoral Calcinosis: A Look into the Metabolic Mirror of Phosphate Homeostasis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2469-2471 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0462 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

N. Sevastos, G. Theodossiades, S. Malaktari, and A. J. Archimandritis

Persistent Neutrophilia as a Preceding Symptom of Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2472 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0378 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna M. Sawka, Yogish C. Kudva, Ravinder Singh, and William F. Young, Jr.

Authors’ Response: Persistent Neutrophilia as a Preceding Symptom of Pheochromocytoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2472-a-2473 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0180 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements and Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2474-2477 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2478-2480 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Marcelle Cedars and Robert B. Jaffe

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Infertility and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcelle Cedars and Robert B. Jaffe

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:La infertilidad y las mujeres
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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