The Endocrine Society:

Endocrinology & Metabolism News, October 2006
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 17a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Features:

Margaret E. Wierman, Rosemary Basson, Susan R. Davis, Sundeep Khosla, Karen K. Miller, William Rosner, and Nanette Santoro

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE:Androgen Therapy in Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3697-3710 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Endocrinology.

[Androgen production and therapy in women]

Barbra S. Miller and Paul G. Gauger

IMAGE IN ENDOCRINOLOGY:Thyroid Lymphoma Arising from Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3711-3712 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0786 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dalit Modan-Moses, Bruria Ben-Zeev, Chen Hoffmann, Tzipora C. Falik-Zaccai, Yoram A. Bental, Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, and Yair Anikster

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Unusual Presentation of Familial Glucocorticoid Deficiency with a Novel MRAP Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3713-3717 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lila-Sabrina Fetita, Eugène Sobngwi, Patricia Serradas, Fabien Calvo, and Jean-François Gautier

REVIEW:Consequences of Fetal Exposure to Maternal Diabetes in Offspring
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3718-3724 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0624 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baha M. Arafah

REVIEW:Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Function during Critical Illness: Limitations of Current Assessment Methods
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3725-3745 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0674 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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[Evaluation of the response to ACTH in adrenal insufficiency]

James W. Findling and Hershel Raff

CLINICAL REVIEW:Cushing’s Syndrome: Important Issues in Diagnosis and Management
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3746-3753 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0997 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Karen A. Johnson

The SERM of My Dreams
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3754-3756 doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1729 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. Maahs and Marian Rewers

Mortality and Renal Disease in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus—Progress Made, More to Be Done
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3757-3759 doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1730 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmed Al-Qahtani and Nigel Patrick Groome

Anti-Müllerian Hormone: Cinderella Finds New Admirers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3760-3762 doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1455 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elif Arioglu Oral and Massimo Pietropaolo

Metabolism Lessons for Survival: When Adults and Children Are Not Alike
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3763-3765 doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1559 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Salvatore Cannavo, Barbara Almoto, Giovanni Cavalli, Stefano Squadrito, Giovanni Romanello, Maria Teresa Vigo, Francesco Fiumara, Salvatore Benvenga, and Francesco Trimarchi

Acromegaly and Coronary Disease: An Integrated Evaluation of Conventional Coronary Risk Factors and Coronary Calcifications Detected by Computed Tomography
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3766-3772 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2857 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonia M. Brooke, Leonila A. Kalingag, Farideh Miraki-Moud, Cecilia Camacho-Hübner, Katharine T. Maher, Dorothy M. Walker, Joy P. Hinson, and John P. Monson

Dehydroepiandrosterone Improves Psychological Well-Being in Male and Female Hypopituitary Patients on Maintenance Growth Hormone Replacement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3773-3779 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0316 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jagteshwar Grewal, MaryFran R. Sowers, John F. Randolph, Jr., Sioban D. Harlow, and Xihong Lin

Low Bone Mineral Density in the Early Menopausal Transition: Role for Ovulatory Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3780-3785 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Endocrinology.

[Epidemiology and causes of osteoporosis]

Monica Mortensen, Robert L. Rosenfield, and Elizabeth Littlejohn

Functional Significance of Polycystic-Size Ovaries in Healthy Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3786-3790 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0835 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer S. Lee, Bruce Ettinger, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Eric Vittinghoff, Vladimir Hanes, Jane A. Cauley, Walt Chandler, Jim Settlage, Mary S. Beattie, Elizabeth Folkerd, Mitch Dowsett, Deborah Grady, and Steven R. Cummings

Comparison of Methods to Measure Low Serum Estradiol Levels in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3791-3797 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Åshild Bjørnerem, Bjørn Straume, Pål Øian, and Gro K. R. Berntsen

Seasonal Variation of Estradiol, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Women and Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3798-3802 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0866 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilse Vanhorebeek, Robin P. Peeters, Sarah Vander Perre, Ivo Jans, Pieter J. Wouters, Kristin Skogstrand, Troels K. Hansen, Roger Bouillon, and Greet Van den Berghe

Cortisol Response to Critical Illness: Effect of Intensive Insulin Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3803-3813 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Stadler, M. Auinger, C. Anderwald, T. Kästenbauer, R. Kramar, C. Feinböck, K. Irsigler, F. Kronenberg, and R. Prager

Long-Term Mortality and Incidence of Renal Dialysis and Transplantation in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3814-3820 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yao-Zhong Liu, Yan-Fang Guo, Peng Xiao, Dong-Hai Xiong, Lan-Juan Zhao, Hui Shen, Yong-Jun Liu, Volodymyr Dvornyk, Ji-Rong Long, Hong-Yi Deng, Jin-Long Li, and Hong-Wen Deng

Epistasis between Loci on Chromosomes 2 and 6 Influences Human Height
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3821-3825 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fred W. Lafferty, Clive R. Hamlin, Kristin R. Corrado, Andrew Arnold, and Jerry M. Shuck

Primary Hyperparathyroidism with a Low-Normal, Atypical Serum Parathyroid Hormone as Shown by Discordant Immunoassay Curves
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3826-3829 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inge Bülow Pedersen, Peter Laurberg, Nils Knudsen, Torben Jørgensen, Hans Perrild, Lars Ovesen, and Lone Banke Rasmussen

Increase in Incidence of Hyperthyroidism Predominantly Occurs in Young People after Iodine Fortification of Salt in Denmark
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3830-3834 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0652 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. P. Grigg, P. Shuttleworth, J. Reynolds, A. P. Schwarer, J. Szer, K. Bradstock, C. Hui, R. Herrmann, and P. R. Ebeling

Pamidronate Reduces Bone Loss after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3835-3843 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0684 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Douglas Paddon-Jones, Shanon L. Casperson, Charles Gilkison, Elena Volpi, Steven E. Wolf, Jie Jiang, Judah I. Rosenblatt, and Randall J. Urban

Androgen Therapy Induces Muscle Protein Anabolism in Older Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3844-3849 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0588 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie T. Page, Daniel W. Lin, Elahe A. Mostaghel, David L. Hess, Lawrence D. True, John K. Amory, Peter S. Nelson, Alvin M. Matsumoto, and William J. Bremner

Persistent Intraprostatic Androgen Concentrations after Medical Castration in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3850-3856 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0968 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Petra H. Wirtz, Roland von Känel, Changiz Mohiyeddini, Luljeta Emini, Katharina Ruedisueli, Sara Groessbauer, and Ulrike Ehlert

Low Social Support and Poor Emotional Regulation Are Associated with Increased Stress Hormone Reactivity to Mental Stress in Systemic Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3857-3865 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2586 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daesman Suri, Jill Moran, Judith U. Hibbard, Kristen Kasza, and Roy E. Weiss

Assessment of Adrenal Reserve in Pregnancy: Defining the Normal Response to the Adrenocorticotropin Stimulation Test
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3866-3872 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Endocrinology.

[Evaluation of the response to ACTH in adrenal insufficiency]

Reiko Nakashima, Nozomu Kamei, Kiminori Yamane, Shuhei Nakanishi, Ayumu Nakashima, and Nobuoki Kohno

Decreased Total and High Molecular Weight Adiponectin Are Independent Risk Factors for the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese-Americans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3873-3877 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1158 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. K. Murphy, J. E. Hall, J. M. Adams, H. Lee, and C. K. Welt

Polycystic Ovarian Morphology in Normal Women Does Not Predict the Development of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3878-3884 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kutluk Oktay, Ariel Hourvitz, Gulnaz Sahin, Ozgur Oktem, Bradley Safro, Aylin Cil, and Heejung Bang

Letrozole Reduces Estrogen and Gonadotropin Exposure in Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Ovarian Stimulation before Chemotherapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3885-3890 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0962 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ritva Kauppinen-Mäkelin, Timo Sane, Harri Sintonen, Helene Markkanen, Matti J. Välimäki, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Leo Niskanen, Antti Reunanen, Ulf-Håkan Stenman and the Finnish Acromegaly Study Group

Quality of Life in Treated Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3891-3896 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0676 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirstine Stochholm, Svend Juul, Knud Juel, Rune Weis Naeraa, and Claus Højbjerg Gravholt

Prevalence, Incidence, Diagnostic Delay, and Mortality in Turner Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3897-3902 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0558 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Endocrinology.

[Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of Turner syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis)]

R. Scott Struthers, TaKung Chen, Bruce Campbell, Roland Jimenez, Henry Pan, Samuel S. C. Yen, and Haig P. Bozigian

Suppression of Serum Luteinizing Hormone in Postmenopausal Women by an Orally Administered Nonpeptide Antagonist of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor (NBI-42902)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3903-3907 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Howard A. Fink, Susan K. Ewing, Kristine E. Ensrud, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Brent C. Taylor, Jane A. Cauley, Eric S. Orwoll for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study Group

Association of Testosterone and Estradiol Deficiency with Osteoporosis and Rapid Bone Loss in Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3908-3915 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0173 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dick A. van Waardenburg, Tim C. Jansen, Gijs D. Vos, and Wim A. Buurman

Hyperglycemia in Children with Meningococcal Sepsis and Septic Shock: The Relation between Plasma Levels of Insulin and Inflammatory Mediators
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3916-3921 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0525 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Didier Dewailly, Sophie Catteau-Jonard, Anne-Céline Reyss, Maryse Leroy, and Pascal Pigny

Oligoanovulation with Polycystic Ovaries But Not Overt Hyperandrogenism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3922-3927 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marta Bondanelli, Maria Rosaria Ambrosio, Alessandro Onofri, Antonella Bergonzoni, Susanna Lavezzi, Maria Chiara Zatelli, Domenico Valle, Nino Basaglia, and Ettore C. degli Uberti

Predictive Value of Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Levels in Ischemic Stroke Outcome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3928-3934 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Z. Kasa-Vubu, W. Ye, K. T. Borer, A. Rosenthal, and T. Meckmongkol

Twenty-Four Hour Growth Hormone and Leptin Secretion in Active Postpubertal Adolescent Girls: Impact of Fitness, Fatness, and Age at Menarche
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3935-3940 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2841 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Eng-Wong, J. C. Reynolds, D. Venzon, D. Liewehr, S. Gantz, D. Danforth, E. T. Liu, C. Chow, and J. Zujewski

Effect of Raloxifene on Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3941-3946 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2827 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Endocrinology.

[Use of selective estrogen receptor modulators in postmenopausal women]

Juliane Léger, Daniela Marinovic, Corinne Alberti, Sophie Dorgeret, Didier Chevenne, Claire Lévy Marchal, Nadia Tubiana-Rufi, Guy Sebag, and Paul Czernichow

Lower Bone Mineral Content in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Is Linked to Female Sex, Low Insulin-Like Growth Factor Type I Levels, and High Insulin Requirement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3947-3953 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena Filipsson, John P. Monson, Maria Koltowska-Häggström, Anders Mattsson, and Gudmundur Johannsson

The Impact of Glucocorticoid Replacement Regimens on Metabolic Outcome and Comorbidity in Hypopituitary Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3954-3961 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0524 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kati L. Matthiesson, Robert I. McLachlan, Liza O’Donnell, Mark Frydenberg, David M. Robertson, Peter G. Stanton, and Sarah J. Meachem

The Relative Roles of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone in Maintaining Spermatogonial Maturation and Spermiation in Normal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3962-3969 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Gambineri, Laura Patton, Antonella Vaccina, Mauro Cacciari, Antonio Maria Morselli-Labate, Carla Cavazza, Uberto Pagotto, and Renato Pasquali

Treatment with Flutamide, Metformin, and Their Combination Added to a Hypocaloric Diet in Overweight-Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized, 12-Month, Placebo-Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3970-3980 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

        A general review of the topic discussed in this article is available through UpToDate in Endocrinology.

[Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome in adults]

Emily D. Szmuilowicz, Gail K. Adler, Jonathan S. Williams, Dina E. Green, Tham M. Yao, Paul N. Hopkins, and Ellen W. Seely

Relationship between Aldosterone and Progesterone in the Human Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3981-3987 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Majon Muller, Annewieke W. van den Beld, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

BRIEF REPORT:Effects of Dehydroepiandrosterone and Atamestane Supplementation on Frailty in Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3988-3991 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2433 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanne F. Dorgan, Robert P. McMahon, Lisa Aronson Friedman, Linda Van Horn, Linda G. Snetselaar, Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr., Ronald M. Lauer, Norman L. Lasser, Victor J. Stevens, Alan Robson, Susan F. Cooper, D. Walt Chandler, Frank A. Franklin, Bruce A. Barton, Blossom H. Patterson, Philip R. Taylor, and Arthur Schatzkin

BRIEF REPORT:Diet and Sex Hormones in Boys: Findings from the Dietary Intervention Study in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3992-3996 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margarida Rodrigues, Shuren Li, Michael Gabriel, Dirk Heute, Michaela Greifeneder, and Irene Virgolini

BRIEF REPORT:^99mTc-Depreotide Scintigraphy Versus ¹⁸F-FDG-PET in the Diagnosis of Radioiodine-Negative Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3997-4000 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0825 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan-fang Guo, Hui Shen, Yong-jun Liu, Wei Wang, Dong-hai Xiong, Peng Xiao, Yao-zhong Liu, Lan-juan Zhao, Robert R. Recker, and Hong-wen Deng

BRIEF REPORT:Assessment of Genetic Linkage and Parent-of-Origin Effects on Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4001-4005 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Ericka Barbosa Trarbach, Elaine Maria Frade Costa, Beatriz Versiani, Margaret de Castro, Maria Tereza Matias Baptista, Heraldo Mendes Garmes, Berenice Bilharinho de Mendonca, and Ana Claudia Latronico

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Novel Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Mutations in Patients with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism with and without Anosmia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4006-4012 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2793 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constantine S. Mitsiades, Douglas McMillin, Vassiliki Kotoula, Vassiliki Poulaki, Ciaran McMullan, Joseph Negri, Galinos Fanourakis, Sophia Tseleni-Balafouta, Kenneth B. Ain, and Nicholas Mitsiades

Antitumor Effects of the Proteasome Inhibitor Bortezomib in Medullary and Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cells in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4013-4021 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2472 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Shoji Ichikawa, Andrea H. Sorenson, Erik A. Imel, Nancy E. Friedman, Joseph M. Gertner, and Michael J. Econs

Intronic Deletions in the SLC34A3 Gene Cause Hereditary Hypophosphatemic Rickets with Hypercalciuria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4022-4027 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2840 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Singh Rajender, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Nalini J. Gupta, N. Leelavathy, Deepa Selvi Rani, Renjini G. Nambiar, Vadivelu Kalavathy, Sathiyavedu T. Santhiya, Sayee Rajangam, Puthiya M. Gopinath, Baidyanath Chakravarty, and Lalji Singh

A Novel Human Sex-Determining Gene Linked to Xp11.21-11.23
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4028-4036 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0950 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Holly J. Garringer, Corinne Fisher, Tobias E. Larsson, Siobhan I. Davis, Daniel L. Koller, Michael J. Cullen, Mohamad S. Draman, Niamh Conlon, Alka Jain, Neal S. Fedarko, Bhaskar Dasgupta, and Kenneth E. White

The Role of Mutant UDP-N-Acetyl--D-Galactosamine-Polypeptide N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 in Regulating Serum Intact Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein in Heritable Tumoral Calcinosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4037-4042 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikos F. Vlahos, Christopher W. Lipari, Brandon Bankowski, Tsung-Hsuan Lai, Jeremy A. King, Ie-Ming Shih, Konstantine Fragakis, and Yulian Zhao

Effect of Luteal-Phase Support on Endometrial L-Selectin Ligand Expression after Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Ganirelix Acetate for in Vitro Fertilization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4043-4049 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0520 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hitoshi Ishimoto, Marcus O. Muench, Takayuki Higuchi, Kazuhiro Minegishi, Mamoru Tanaka, Yasunori Yoshimura, and Robert B. Jaffe

Midkine, a Heparin-Binding Growth Factor, Selectively Stimulates Proliferation of Definitive Zone Cells of the Human Fetal Adrenal Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4050-4056 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Caspar W. N. Looman, Axel P. N. Themmen, Frank H. de Jong, E. R. te Velde, and Frank J. M. Broekmans

Anti-Müllerian Hormone Levels in the Spontaneous Menstrual Cycle Do Not Show Substantial Fluctuation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4057-4063 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0331 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claus Yding Andersen and Anne Grete Byskov

Estradiol and Regulation of Anti-Müllerian Hormone, Inhibin-A, and Inhibin-B Secretion: Analysis of Small Antral and Preovulatory Human Follicles’ Fluid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4064-4069 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dong Wook Kim, Young Suk Jo, Hye Sook Jung, Hyo Kyun Chung, Jung Hun Song, Ki Cheol Park, Su Hyeon Park, Jung Hwan Hwang, So Young Rha, Gi Ryang Kweon, Su-Jae Lee, Ki-Won Jo, and Minho Shong

An Orally Administered Multitarget Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, SU11248, Is a Novel Potent Inhibitor of Thyroid Oncogenic RET/Papillary Thyroid Cancer Kinases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4070-4076 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2845 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Y. Liu, Paul Y. Takahashi, Pamela D. Roebuck, and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Age or Factors Associated with Aging Attenuate Testosterone’s Concentration-Dependent Enhancement of the Regularity of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4077-4084 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2811 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark O. Goodarzi, Nissar A. Shah, Heath J. Antoine, Marita Pall, Xiuqing Guo, and Ricardo Azziz

Variants in the 5-Reductase Type 1 and Type 2 Genes Are Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Severity of Hirsutism in Affected Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4085-4091 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0227 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ignacio Bergadá, Carlos Milani, Patricia Bedecarrás, Luz Andreone, M. Gabriela Ropelato, Silvia Gottlieb, César Bergadá, Stella Campo, and Rodolfo A. Rey

Time Course of the Serum Gonadotropin Surge, Inhibins, and Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Normal Newborn Males during the First Month of Life
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4092-4098 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evan S. Berk, Albert J. Kovera, Carol N. Boozer, F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, and Jeanine B. Albu

Metabolic Inflexibility in Substrate Use Is Present in African-American But Not Caucasian Healthy, Premenopausal, Nondiabetic Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4099-4106 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mehran Ghaderi, Giovanni Gambelunghe, Cristina Tortoioli, Annalisa Brozzetti, Ken Jatta, Baback Gharizadeh, Annamaria De Bellis, Francesca Pecori Giraldi, Massimo Terzolo, Corrado Betterle, Alberto Falorni on behalf of the Italian Addison Network

MHC2TA Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Genetic Risk for Autoimmune Adrenal Insufficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4107-4111 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0855 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. R. Stewart, B. A. Dombroski, M. Urbanek, W. Ankener, K. G. Ewens, J. R. Wood, R. S. Legro, J. F. Strauss, III, A. Dunaif, and R. S. Spielman

Fine Mapping of Genetic Susceptibility to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on Chromosome 19p13.2 and Tests for Regulatory Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4112-4117 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0951 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina Giurgea, Christine Sempoux, Christine Bellanné-Chantelot, Maria Ribeiro, Laurence Hubert, Nathalie Boddaert, Jean-Marie Saudubray, Jean-Jacques Robert, Francis Brunelle, Jacques Rahier, Francis Jaubert, Claire Nihoul-Fékété, and Pascale de Lonlay

The Knudson’s Two-Hit Model and Timing of Somatic Mutation May Account for the Phenotypic Diversity of Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4118-4123 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Marzullo, A. Caumo, G. Savia, B. Verti, G. E. Walker, S. Maestrini, A. Tagliaferri, A. M. Di Blasio, and A. Liuzzi

Predictors of Postabsorptive Ghrelin Secretion after Intake of Different Macronutrients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4124-4130 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristel C. M. C. Koeijvoets, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Geesje M. Dallinga-Thie, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Joep C. Defesche, John J. P. Kastelein, Steven W. J. Lamberts, and Eric J. G. Sijbrands

A Functional Polymorphism in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene and Its Relation to Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4131-4136 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0578 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.-M. Atègbo, O. Grissa, A. Yessoufou, A. Hichami, K. L. Dramane, K. Moutairou, A. Miled, A. Grissa, M. Jerbi, Z. Tabka, and N. A. Khan

Modulation of Adipokines and Cytokines in Gestational Diabetes and Macrosomia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4137-4143 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. B. van Wezel, C. J. Zuurbier, E. de Jonge, E. W. C. M. van Dam, J. van Dijk, E. Endert, B. A. de Mol, and E. Fliers

Differential Effects of a Perioperative Hyperinsulinemic Normoglycemic Clamp on the Neurohumoral Stress Response during Coronary Artery Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4144-4153 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. John Aitken, Jordana K. Wingate, Geoffry N. De Iuliis, Adam J. Koppers, and Eileen A. McLaughlin

Cis-Unsaturated Fatty Acids Stimulate Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Lipid Peroxidation in Human Spermatozoa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4154-4163 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delphine Fradin, Simon Heath, Jacques Lepercq, Mark Lathrop, and Pierre Bougnères

Identification of Distinct Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Length or Weight Variability at Birth in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4164-4170 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Werner F. Blum, Kalotina Machinis, Elena P. Shavrikova, Alexandra Keller, Heike Stobbe, Roland W. Pfaeffle, and Serge Amselem

BRIEF REPORT:The Growth Response to Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment in Children with Isolated GH Deficiency Is Independent of the Presence of the Exon 3-Minus Isoform of the GH Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4171-4174 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela Dardano, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Yvonne Plantinga, Nadia Caraccio, Alessia Bemi, Emiliano Duranti, Stefano Taddei, Ele Ferrannini, Antonio Salvetti, and Fabio Monzani

BRIEF REPORT:Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Reduces Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Patients Monitored for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4175-4178 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Berrin Ergun-Longmire, Richard Auchus, Mahboubeh Papari-Zareei, Susan Tansil, Robert C. Wilson, and Maria I. New

BRIEF REPORT:Two Novel Mutations Found in a Patient with 17-Hydroxylase Enzyme Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4179-4182 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Baris, A. E. Arisoy, A. Smith, M. Agostini, C. S. Mitchell, S. M. Park, A. M. Halefoglu, E. Zengin, V. K. Chatterjee, and E. Battaloglu

BRIEF REPORT:A Novel Missense Mutation in Human TTF-2 (FKHL15) Gene Associated with Congenital Hypothyroidism But Not Athyreosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4183-4187 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements and Resources:

The Seventh International Symposium on Diabetic Neuropathy Cape Town, South Africa November 29–December 2, 2006
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 3717 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4027 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4188-4191 [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 2006 91: 4192-4194 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Karen K. Miller, Robert Vigersky, and Margaret Wierman

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Patient Guide to Therapeutic Use of Androgens in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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