The Endocrine Society:

Endocrinology & Metabolism News, September 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 17a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Misa Imaizumi, Toshiro Usa, Tan Tominaga, Masazumi Akahoshi, Kiyoto Ashizawa, Shinichiro Ichimaru, Eiji Nakashima, Reiko Ishii, Eri Ejima, Ayumi Hida, Midori Soda, Renju Maeda, Shigenobu Nagataki, and Katsumi Eguchi

Long-Term Prognosis of Thyroid Nodule Cases Compared with Nodule-Free Controls in Atomic Bomb Survivors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5009-5014; first published June 7 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Linda J. Krebs, Trisha M. Shattuck, and Andrew Arnold

HRPT2 Mutational Analysis of Typical Sporadic Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5015-5017; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0717 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jean-Yves Reginster, Katie M. Wilson, Etienne Dumont, Bernard Bonvoisin, and Joanne Barrett

Monthly Oral Ibandronate Is Well Tolerated and Efficacious in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Monthly Oral Pilot Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5018-5024; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1750 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christina Daousi, Ian A. MacFarlane, Patrick J. English, John P. H. Wilding, Michael Patterson, Terence M. Dovey, Jason C. G. Halford, Mohammad A. Ghatei, and Jonathan H. Pinkney

Is There a Role for Ghrelin and Peptide-YY in the Pathogenesis of Obesity in Adults with Acquired Structural Hypothalamic Damage?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5025-5030; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Toshio Matsumoto, Takami Miki, Hiroshi Hagino, Toshitsugu Sugimoto, Sumiaki Okamoto, Takako Hirota, Yusuke Tanigawara, Yasufumi Hayashi, Masao Fukunaga, Masataka Shiraki, and Toshitaka Nakamura

A New Active Vitamin D, ED-71, Increases Bone Mass in Osteoporotic Patients under Vitamin D Supplementation: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5031-5036; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2552 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Shao-Wen Weng, Chia-Wei Liou, Tsu-Kung Lin, Yau-Huei Wei, Cheng-Feng Lee, Hock-Liew Eng, Shang-Der Chen, Rue-Tsuan Liu, Jung-Fu Chen, I-Ya Chen, Ming-Hong Chen, and Pei-Wen Wang

Association of Mitochondrial Deoxyribonucleic Acid 16189 Variant (TC Transition) with Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5037-5040; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0227 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Andrew R. Zinn, Purita Ramos, Frederick F. Elder, Karen Kowal, Carole Samango-Sprouse, and Judith L. Ross

Androgen Receptor CAG_n Repeat Length Influences Phenotype of 47,XXY (Klinefelter) Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5041-5046; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Richard T. Kloos and Ernest L. Mazzaferri

A Single Recombinant Human Thyrotropin-Stimulated Serum Thyroglobulin Measurement Predicts Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Metastases Three to Five Years Later
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5047-5057; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sandeep Dhindsa, Devjit Tripathy, Nishanth Sanalkumar, Shreyas Ravishankar, Husam Ghanim, Ahmad Aljada, and Paresh Dandona

Free Fatty Acid-Induced Insulin Resistance in the Obese Is Not Prevented by Rosiglitazone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5058-5063; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Giorgio Sesti, Lucia Perego, Marina Cardellini, Francesco Andreozzi, Cristina Ricasoli, Paola Vedani, Valeria Guzzi, Monica Marchi, Michele Paganelli, Gianfranco Ferla, Antonio E. Pontiroli, Marta Letizia Hribal, and Franco Folli

Impact of Common Polymorphisms in Candidate Genes for Insulin Resistance and Obesity on Weight Loss of Morbidly Obese Subjects after Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding and Hypocaloric Diet
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5064-5069; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0404 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Michael Stowasser, James Sharman, Rodel Leano, Richard D. Gordon, Gregory Ward, Diane Cowley, and Thomas H. Marwick

Evidence for Abnormal Left Ventricular Structure and Function in Normotensive Individuals with Familial Hyperaldosteronism Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5070-5076; first published June 7 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Steven A. Abrams, Ian J. Griffin, Keli M. Hawthorne, and Lily Liang

Height and Height Z-Score Are Related to Calcium Absorption in Five- to Fifteen-Year-Old Girls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5077-5081; first published May 17 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Madhusmita Misra, Karen K. Miller, Victoria Stewart, Emily Hunter, Kelly Kuo, David B. Herzog, and Anne Klibanski

Ghrelin and Bone Metabolism in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa and Healthy Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5082-5087; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Maria Kravariti, Katerina K. Naka, Sophia N. Kalantaridou, Nikolaos Kazakos, Christos S. Katsouras, Antonis Makrigiannakis, Evangelos A. Paraskevaidis, George P. Chrousos, Agathocles Tsatsoulis, and Lampros K. Michalis

Predictors of Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5088-5095; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sundeep Khosla, B. Lawrence Riggs, Richard A. Robb, Jon J. Camp, Sara J. Achenbach, Ann L. Oberg, Peggy A. Rouleau, and L. Joseph Melton, III

Relationship of Volumetric Bone Density and Structural Parameters at Different Skeletal Sites to Sex Steroid Levels in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5096-5103; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0396 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Fayza A. Al-Jenaidi, Saria F. Wakim-Ghorayeb, Abduljabbar Al-Abbasi, Mona R. Arekat, Noha Irani-Hakime, Pierre Najm, Khadija Al-Ola, Ayesha A. Motala, and Wassim Y. Almawi

Contribution of Selective HLA-DRB1/DQB1 Alleles and Haplotypes to the Genetic Susceptibility of Type 1 Diabetes among Lebanese and Bahraini Arabs
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5104-5109; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1166 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Marieke den Brinker, Koen F. M. Joosten, Olivia Liem, Frank H. de Jong, Wim C. J. Hop, Jan A. Hazelzet, Marije van Dijk, and Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega

Adrenal Insufficiency in Meningococcal Sepsis: Bioavailable Cortisol Levels and Impact of Interleukin-6 Levels and Intubation with Etomidate on Adrenal Function and Mortality
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5110-5117; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

M. Janet Barger-Lux and Robert P. Heaney

Calcium Absorptive Efficiency Is Positively Related to Body Size
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5118-5120; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Dolores Corella, Lu Qi, José V. Sorlí, Diego Godoy, Olga Portolés, Oscar Coltell, Andrew S. Greenberg, and José M. Ordovas

Obese Subjects Carrying the 11482G>A Polymorphism at the Perilipin Locus Are Resistant to Weight Loss after Dietary Energy Restriction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5121-5126; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Dorothy Teegarden, Pamela Legowski, Carolyn W. Gunther, George P. McCabe, Munro Peacock, and Roseann M. Lyle

Dietary Calcium Intake Protects Women Consuming Oral Contraceptives from Spine and Hip Bone Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5127-5133; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0924 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Dalia Batista, Nickolas A. Courkoutsakis, Edward H. Oldfield, Kurt J. Griffin, Meg Keil, Nickolas J. Patronas, and Constantine A. Stratakis

Detection of Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children and Adolescents with Cushing Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5134-5140; first published June 7 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Matti Hero, Olli A. Jänne, Kirsti Näntö-Salonen, Leo Dunkel, and Taneli Raivio

Circulating Antiandrogenic Activity in Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia during Peroral Flutamide Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5141-5145; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Alberto Cuocolo, Letizia Spinelli, Wanda Acampa, Stefano Spiezia, Francesca Rota, Maria Cristina Savanelli, and Gaetano Lombardi

Does a Gender-Related Effect of Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Exist on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiac Morphology, and Performance and Atherosclerosis? Results of a Two-Year Open, Prospective Study in Young Adult Men and Women with Severe GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5146-5155; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0597 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Lize V. Ferreira, Silvia A. L. Souza, Ivo J. P. Arnhold, Berenice B. Mendonca, and Alexander A. L. Jorge

PTPN11 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Nonreceptor Type 11) Mutations and Response to Growth Hormone Therapy in Children with Noonan Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5156-5160; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Julia E. Ostberg, Ann E. Donald, Julian P. J. Halcox, Clare Storry, Carolyn McCarthy, and Gerard S. Conway

Vasculopathy in Turner Syndrome: Arterial Dilatation and Intimal Thickening without Endothelial Dysfunction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5161-5166; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0677 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Domenico Cozzolino, Ferdinando C. Sasso, Donato Cataldo, Domenico Gruosso, Armando Giammarco, Antonella Cavalli, Cristiana Di Maggio, Giuseppe Renzo, Teresa Salvatore, Dario Giugliano, and Roberto Torella

Acute Pressor and Hormonal Effects of ß-Endorphin at High Doses in Healthy and Hypertensive Subjects: Role of Opioid Receptor Agonism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5167-5174; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Matthew P. Harber, Simon Schenk, Ariel L. Barkan, and Jeffrey F. Horowitz

Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction with High Protein Intake on Protein Metabolism and the Somatotropic Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5175-5181; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

M. K. Javaid, S. R. Crozier, N. C. Harvey, P. Taylor, H. M. Inskip, K. M. Godfrey, C. Cooper and the Southampton Women’s Survey Study Group

Maternal and Seasonal Predictors of Change in Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasound during Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5182-5187; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0195 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Charmian A. Quigley, Anne M. Gill, Brenda J. Crowe, Kristen Robling, John J. Chipman, Susan R. Rose, Judith L. Ross, Fernando G. Cassorla, Anne M. Wolka, Jan M. Wit, Lyset T. M. Rekers-Mombarg, and Gordon B. Cutler, Jr.

Safety of Growth Hormone Treatment in Pediatric Patients with Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5188-5196; first published May 17 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2543 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Leandro Soriano-Guillen, Joël Coste, Emmanuel Ecosse, Juliane Léger, Maïté Tauber, Sylvie Cabrol, Marc Nicolino, Raja Brauner, the StaTur Study Group, Jean-Louis Chaussain, and Jean-Claude Carel

Adult Height and Pubertal Growth in Turner Syndrome after Treatment with Recombinant Growth Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5197-5204; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0470 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Lisa J. Moran, Natalie D. Luscombe-Marsh, Manny Noakes, Gary A. Wittert, Jennifer B. Keogh, and Peter M. Clifton

The Satiating Effect of Dietary Protein Is Unrelated to Postprandial Ghrelin Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5205-5211; first published July 12 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0701 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ian R. Reid, Jenny Lucas, Diana Wattie, Anne Horne, Mark Bolland, Gregory D. Gamble, James S. Davidson, and Andrew B. Grey

Effects of a ß-Blocker on Bone Turnover in Normal Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5212-5216; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ken H. Darzy and Stephen M. Shalet

Absence of Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) Neurosecretory Dysfunction but Increased Cortisol Concentrations and Production Rates in ACTH-Replete Adult Cancer Survivors after Cranial Irradiation for Nonpituitary Brain Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5217-5225; first published August 16 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0830 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

James Simon, Glenn Braunstein, Lila Nachtigall, Wulf Utian, Molly Katz, Sam Miller, Arthur Waldbaum, Celine Bouchard, Christine Derzko, Akshay Buch, Cynthia Rodenberg, Johna Lucas, and Susan Davis

Testosterone Patch Increases Sexual Activity and Desire in Surgically Menopausal Women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5226-5233; first published July 12 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1747 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

George J. Kahaly, Susanne Pitz, Gerhard Hommel, and Manuela Dittmar

Randomized, Single Blind Trial of Intravenous versus Oral Steroid Monotherapy in Graves’ Orbitopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5234-5240; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

P. T. Schmidt, E. Näslund, P. Grybäck, H. Jacobsson, J. J. Holst, L. Hilsted, and P. M. Hellström

A Role for Pancreatic Polypeptide in the Regulation of Gastric Emptying and Short-Term Metabolic Control
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5241-5246; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Stephen F. Kemp, Joyce Kuntze, Kenneth M. Attie, Thomas Maneatis, S. Butler, James Frane, and Barbara Lippe

Efficacy and Safety Results of Long-Term Growth Hormone Treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5247-5253; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Núria Alonso, M. Luisa Granada, Isabel Salinas, Ana M. Lucas, Jordi L. Reverter, Jordi Juncà, Albert Oriol, and Ana Sanmartí

Serum Pepsinogen I: An Early Marker of Pernicious Anemia in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5254-5258; first published July 19 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Abhimanyu Garg, Ozgur Cogulu, Ferda Ozkinay, Huseyin Onay, and Anil K. Agarwal

A Novel Homozygous Ala529Val LMNA Mutation in Turkish Patients with Mandibuloacral Dysplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5259-5264; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Vasily Vasko, Shuiying Hu, Guojun Wu, Jeffrey C. Xing, Alexandr Larin, Victoria Savchenko, Barry Trink, and Mingzhao Xing

High Prevalence and Possible de Novo Formation of BRAF Mutation in Metastasized Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Lymph Nodes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5265-5269; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Valentina Guarino, Pinuccia Faviana, Giuliana Salvatore, Maria Domenica Castellone, Anna Maria Cirafici, Valentina De Falco, Angela Celetti, Riccardo Giannini, Fulvio Basolo, Rosa Marina Melillo, and Massimo Santoro

Osteopontin Is Overexpressed in Human Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas and Enhances Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Invasiveness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5270-5278; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0271 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hakan Cakmak, Frederick Schatz, S.-T. Joseph Huang, Lynn Buchwalder, Mizanur Rahman, Aydin Arici, and Charles J. Lockwood

Progestin Suppresses Thrombin- and Interleukin-1ß-Induced Interleukin-11 Production in Term Decidual Cells: Implications for Preterm Delivery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5279-5286; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

P. Touraine, N. Youssef, M. A. Alyanakian, X. Lechat, C. Balleyguier, C. Duflos, A. Dib, A. May, J. C. Carel, K. Laborde, B. Sigal-Zafrani, V. Goffin, B. Eymard, C. Boitard, N. Brousse, and F. Kuttenn

Breast Inflammatory Gigantomastia in a Context of Immune-Mediated Diseases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5287-5294; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0642 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Martine Cools, Koen van Aerde, Anne-Marie Kersemaekers, Marjan Boter, Stenvert L. S. Drop, Katja P. Wolffenbuttel, Ewout W. Steyerberg, J. Wolter Oosterhuis, and Leendert H. J. Looijenga

Morphological and Immunohistochemical Differences between Gonadal Maturation Delay and Early Germ Cell Neoplasia in Patients with Undervirilization Syndromes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5295-5303; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christa E. Flück, Alexander Maret, Delphine Mallet, Stéphanie Portrat-Doyen, John C. Achermann, Bruno Leheup, Gérald E. Theintz, Primus E. Mullis, and Yves Morel

BRIEF REPORT: A Novel Mutation L260P of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Gene in Three Unrelated Patients of Swiss Ancestry with Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5304-5308; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

John P. Walsh, Alexandra P. Bremner, Max K. Bulsara, Peter O’Leary, Peter J. Leedman, Peter Feddema, and Valdo Michelangeli

BRIEF REPORT: Parity and the Risk of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Community-Based Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5309-5312; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0771 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Pauline Smit, Ron H. N. van Schaik, Marloes van der Werf, Annewieke W. van den Beld, Jan W. Koper, Jan Lindemans, Huibert A. P. Pols, Albert O. Brinkmann, Frank H. de Jong, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

BRIEF REPORT: A Common Polymorphism in the CYP3A7 Gene Is Associated with a Nearly 50% Reduction in Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5313-5316; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0307 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

S. A. P. Chubb, W. A. Davis, and T. M. E. Davis

BRIEF REPORT: Interactions among Thyroid Function, Insulin Sensitivity, and Serum Lipid Concentrations: The Fremantle Diabetes Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5317-5320; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0298 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Petros Perros, Pat Kendall-Taylor, Chris Neoh, Sarah Frewin, and Jane Dickinson

BRIEF REPORT: A Prospective Study of the Effects of Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism in Patients with Minimally Active Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5321-5323; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Diana Barb, Sanjivini G. Wadhwa, Juergen Kratzsch, Alina Gavrila, Jean L. Chan, Catherine J. Williams, Adolf W. Karchmer, and Christos S. Mantzoros

BRIEF REPORT: Circulating Resistin Levels Are Not Associated with Fat Redistribution, Insulin Resistance, or Metabolic Profile in Patients with the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy-Induced Metabolic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5324-5328; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0742 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Other Original Articles:

Junichi Sugawara, Minori Mitsui-Saito, Chika Hayashi, Tetsuro Hoshiai, Masato Senoo, Hiroshi Chisaka, Nobuo Yaegashi, and Kunihiro Okamura

RAPID COMMUNICATION: Decrease and Senescence of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5329-5332; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Samuel Dagogo-Jack, Gunjan Tykodi, and Indira Umamaheswaran

RAPID COMMUNICATION: Inhibition of Cortisol Biosynthesis Decreases Circulating Leptin Levels in Obese Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5333-5335; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0803 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Frank González, Judi Minium, Neal S. Rote, and John P. Kirwan

Hyperglycemia Alters Tumor Necrosis Factor- Release from Mononuclear Cells in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5336-5342; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Elin L. Aschim, Aleksander Giwercman, Olof Ståhl, Jakob Eberhard, Magdalena Cwikiel, Agneta Nordenskjöld, Trine B. Haugen, Tom Grotmol, and Yvonne L. Giwercman

The RsaI Polymorphism in the Estrogen Receptor-ß Gene Is Associated with Male Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5343-5348; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Silvia Mangioni, Paola Viganò, Debora Lattuada, Annalisa Abbiati, Michele Vignali, and Anna Maria Di Blasio

Overexpression of the Wnt5b Gene in Leiomyoma Cells: Implications for a Role of the Wnt Signaling Pathway in the Uterine Benign Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5349-5355; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Johan Hoffstedt, Mikael Rydén, Hans Wahrenberg, Vanessa van Harmelen, and Peter Arner

Upstream Transcription Factor-1 Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Increased Adipocyte Lipolysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5356-5360; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0399 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

P. Florio, M. Torricelli, L. Galleri, G. De Falco, E. Leucci, G. Calonaci, E. Picciolini, G. Ambrosini, E. A. Linton, and F. Petraglia

High Fetal Urocortin Levels at Term and Preterm Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5361-5365; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

W. Colin Duncan, Stephen G. Hillier, Eva Gay, Julie Bell, and Hamish M. Fraser

Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression in the Human Corpus Luteum: Paracrine Regulation by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5366-5376; first published June 7 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

G. Binder, K. Neuer, M. B. Ranke, and N. E. Wittekindt

PTPN11 Mutations Are Associated with Mild Growth Hormone Resistance in Individuals with Noonan Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5377-5381; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0995 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jerzy Konstantynowicz, Halina Kadziela-Olech, Maciej Kaczmarski, Roger M. D. Zebaze, Sandra Iuliano-Burns, Janina Piotrowska-Jastrzebska, and Ego Seeman

Depression in Anorexia Nervosa: A Risk Factor for Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5382-5385; first published June 7 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Manuel C. Lemos, Peter Kotanko, Paul T. Christie, Brian Harding, Theodora Javor, Christine Smith, Richard Eastell, and Rajesh V. Thakker

A Novel EXT1 Splice Site Mutation in a Kindred with Hereditary Multiple Exostosis and Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5386-5392; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2520 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rosa Sirianni, Bobbie A. Mayhew, Bruce R. Carr, C. Richard Parker, Jr., and William E. Rainey

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) and Urocortin Act through Type 1 CRH Receptors to Stimulate Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Production in Human Fetal Adrenal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5393-5400; first published July 12 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0680 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Eric Marthinet, Alain Bloc, Yoshimoto Oka, Yukio Tanizawa, Bernhard Wehrle-Haller, Victor Bancila, Jean-Michel Dubuis, Jacques Philippe, and Valerie M. Schwitzgebel

Severe Congenital Hyperinsulinism Caused by a Mutation in the Kir6.2 Subunit of the Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel Impairing Trafficking and Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5401-5406; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0202 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Juliane Briese, Marine Oberndörfer, Christine Pätschenik, Heinrich M. Schulte, Antonis Makrigiannakis, Thomas Löning, and Ana-Maria Bamberger

Osteopontin Is Colocalized with the Adhesion Molecule CEACAM1 in the Extravillous Trophoblast of the Human Placenta and Enhances Invasion of CEACAM1-Expressing Placental Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5407-5413; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2434 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Daniel T. O’Connor, Peter E. Cadman, Clayton Smiley, Rany M. Salem, Fangwen Rao, Joshua Smith, Stephen D. Funk, Sushil K. Mahata, Manjula Mahata, Gen Wen, Laurent Taupenot, Carmen Gonzalez-Yanes, Kimberly L. Harper, Robert R. Henry, and Victor Sanchez-Margalet

Pancreastatin: Multiple Actions on Human Intermediary Metabolism in Vivo, Variation in Disease, and Naturally Occurring Functional Genetic Polymorphism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5414-5425; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Marie-Claude Battista, Mélissa Otis, Mylène Côté, Andréane Laforest, Michael Peter, Enzo Lalli, and Nicole Gallo-Payet

Extracellular Matrix and Hormones Modulate DAX-1 Localization in the Human Fetal Adrenal Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5426-5431; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0666 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Nikolaos Stathatos, Isabelle Bourdeau, Allan V. Espinosa, Motoyasu Saji, Vasily V. Vasko, Kenneth D. Burman, Constantine A. Stratakis, and Matthew D. Ringel

KiSS-1/G Protein-Coupled Receptor 54 Metastasis Suppressor Pathway Increases Myocyte-Enriched Calcineurin Interacting Protein 1 Expression and Chronically Inhibits Calcineurin Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5432-5440; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0963 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yon Ho Choe, Sang Yong Song, Kyung-Hoon Paik, Yoo Joung Oh, Su-Hyun Chu, Sung Hee Yeo, Eun Kyung Kwon, Eun Mee Kim, Mee Yong Rha, and Dong-Kyu Jin

Increased Density of Ghrelin-Expressing Cells in the Gastric Fundus and Body in Prader-Willi Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5441-5445; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1935 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mary H. Bassett, Bobbie Mayhew, Khurram Rehman, Perrin C. White, Franco Mantero, Giorgio Arnaldi, Paul M. Stewart, Iwona Bujalska, and William E. Rainey

Expression Profiles for Steroidogenic Enzymes in Adrenocortical Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5446-5455; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0836 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kalotina Machinis and Serge Amselem

Functional Relationship between LHX4 and POU1F1 in Light of the LHX4 Mutation Identified in Patients with Pituitary Defects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5456-5462; first published July 5 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Tamar Paperna, Ruth Gershoni-Baruch, Kader Badarneh, Leah Kasinetz, and Ze’ev Hochberg

BRIEF REPORT: Mutations in CYP11B1 and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Moroccan Jews
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5463-5465; first published July 19 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rolf Fronczek, Gert Jan Lammers, Rawien Balesar, Unga A. Unmehopa, and Dick F. Swaab

BRIEF REPORT: The Number of Hypothalamic Hypocretin (Orexin) Neurons Is Not Affected in Prader-Willi Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5466-5470; first published June 28 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Special Features:

Laura De Marinis, Stefania Bonadonna, Antonio Bianchi, Giulio Maira, and Andrea Giustina

EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: Primary Empty Sella
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5471-5477; first published June 21 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Marco Locatelli, Mary Lee Vance, and Edward R. Laws

CLINICAL REVIEW: CLINICAL REVIEW: The Strategy of Immediate Reoperation for Transsphenoidal Surgery for Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5478-5482; first published June 14 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2436 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Leonard Wartofsky and Richard A Dickey

CONTROVERSY IN CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY: The Evidence for a Narrower Thyrotropin Reference Range Is Compelling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5483-5488 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin I. Surks, Gayotri Goswami, and Gilbert H. Daniels

CONTROVERSY IN CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY: The Thyrotropin Reference Range Should Remain Unchanged
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5489-5496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Luigi Bartalena

Glucocorticoids for Graves’ Ophthalmopathy: How and When
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5497-5499 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John W. Funder

Aldosterone, Normotension, and Diastolic Dysfunction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5500-5501 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leona Cuttler

Safety and Efficacy of Growth Hormone Treatment for Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5502-5504 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mishaela R. Rubin and Shonni J. Silverberg

HRPT2 in Parathyroid Cancer: A Piece of the Puzzle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5505-5507 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Susan M. Ott

Letter re: Alendronate in Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5508 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neville H. Golden

Authors’ Response: Alendronate in Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5508-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dingxie Liu, Elizabeth Mambo, Paul W. Ladenson, and Mingzhao Xing

Letter re: Uncommon Mutation but Common Amplifications of the PIK3CA Gene in Thyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5509 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements and Resources:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5233 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5286 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5510-5513 [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: 5514-5516 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 5522-5222 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Lisa Fish, Linn Goldberg, and Daniel Spratt

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Supplements, Steroid Precursors and Adolescent Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa Fish, Linn Goldberg, and Daniel Spratt

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Suplementos, precursores de esteroides y la salud de los adolescentes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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