The Endocrine Society:

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

Special Features:

Partha Kar, Paul Price, Stewart Sawers, Satya Bhattacharya, Rodney H. Reznek, and Ashley B. Grossman

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Insulinomas May Present with Normoglycemia after Prolonged Fasting but Glucose-Stimulated Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4733-4736 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1430 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lois E. Donovan and Naomi E. Severin

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness in a North American Kindred: Tips for Making the Diagnosis and Review of Unique Management Issues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4737-4742 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shehzad Basaria and Adrian S. Dobs

CLINICAL REVIEW:Controversies Regarding Transdermal Androgen Therapy in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4743-4752 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0740 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristina M. Utzschneider and Steven E. Kahn

REVIEW:The Role of Insulin Resistance in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4753-4761 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0587 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivian A. Fonseca and Steven E. Kahn

COMMENTARY:Of Hopes and DREAMS: The Quest to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4762-4763 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2164 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Sundeep Khosla

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin: Inhibitor or Facilitator (or Both) of Sex Steroid Action?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4764-4766 doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1990 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabrina Prudente and Vincenzo Trischitta

The Pleiotropic Effect of the ENPP1 (PC-1) Gene on Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4767-4768 doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2202 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Adrian F. Daly, Martine Rixhon, Christelle Adam, Anastasia Dempegioti, Maria A. Tichomirowa, and Albert Beckers

High Prevalence of Pituitary Adenomas: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Province of Liège, Belgium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4769-4775 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1668 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Nasr, Alexander Mason, Marc Mayberg, Susan M. Staugaitis, and Sylvia L. Asa

Acromegaly and Somatotroph Hyperplasia with Adenomatous Transformation Due to Pituitary Metastasis of a Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Secreting Pulmonary Endocrine Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4776-4780 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0610 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Y. Baker, Lin Lin, Chan J. Kim, Jamal Raza, Claire P. Smith, Walter L. Miller, and John C. Achermann

Nonclassic Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia: A New Disorder of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein with Very Late Presentation and Normal Male Genitalia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4781-4785 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1565 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. F. Schreckenberger, U. T. Egle, S. Drecker, H. G. Buchholz, M. M. Weber, P. Bartenstein, and G. J. Kahaly

Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Correlations between Brain Metabolism and Mood Changes in Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4786-4791 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madalina Ionescu and Lawrence A. Frohman

Pulsatile Secretion of Growth Hormone (GH) Persists during Continuous Stimulation by CJC-1295, a Long-Acting GH-Releasing Hormone Analog
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4792-4797 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siegal Sadetzki, Angela Chetrit, Alexandra Lubina, Marilyn Stovall, and Ilya Novikov

Risk of Thyroid Cancer after Childhood Exposure to Ionizing Radiation for Tinea Capitis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4798-4804 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0743 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Toshiyuki Yasui, Hirokazu Uemura, Junko Tomita, Yuka Miyatani, Masayo Yamada, Akira Kuwahara, Toshiya Matsuzaki, Masahiko Maegawa, Naoko Tsuchiya, Mitsutoshi Yuzurihara, Shuichi Takeda, and Minoru Irahara

Association of Interleukin-8 with Hot Flashes in Premenopausal, Perimenopausal, and Postmenopausal Women and Bilateral Oophorectomized Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4805-4808 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sue Wilson, James V. Parle, Lesley M. Roberts, Andrea K. Roalfe, F. D. Richard Hobbs, Penny Clark, Michael C. Sheppard, Michael D. Gammage, Helen M. Pattison, Jayne A. Franklyn on behalf of the Birmingham Elderly Thyroid Study Team

Prevalence of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction and Its Relation to Socioeconomic Deprivation in the Elderly: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4809-4816 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1557 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marius N. Stan, James A. Garrity, Elizabeth A. Bradley, John J. Woog, Mark M. Bahn, Michael D. Brennan, Sandra C. Bryant, Sara J. Achenbach, and Rebecca S. Bahn

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Long-Acting Release Octreotide for Treatment of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4817-4824 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiadi Wen, Hua Zhu, Shuko Murakami, Peter C. K. Leung, and Colin D. MacCalman

Regulation of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin Repeats-1 Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells by Gonadal Steroids Involves Progestins, Androgens, and Estrogens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4825-4835 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1567 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas Paddon-Jones, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Melanie G. Cree, Susan J. Hewlings, Asle Aarsland, Robert R. Wolfe, and Arny A. Ferrando

Atrophy and Impaired Muscle Protein Synthesis during Prolonged Inactivity and Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4836-4841 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0651 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. K. Welt, J. A. Gudmundsson, G. Arason, J. Adams, H. Palsdottir, G. Gudlaugsdottir, G. Ingadottir, and W. F. Crowley

Characterizing Discrete Subsets of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as Defined by the Rotterdam Criteria: The Impact of Weight on Phenotype and Metabolic Features
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4842-4848 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ragnhildur Bergthorsdottir, Maria Leonsson-Zachrisson, Anders Odén, and Gudmundur Johannsson

Premature Mortality in Patients with Addison’s Disease: A Population-Based Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4849-4853 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hanne M. Søndergaard, Morten Bøttcher, Mette Marie Madsen, Ole Schmitz, Søren B. Hansen, Torsten T. Nielsen, and Hans Erik Bøtker

Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Myocardial Insulin Sensitivity to Glucose Uptake and Perfusion in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4854-4861 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena E. Virtanen, Anna E. Tapanainen, Marko M. Kaleva, Anne-Maarit Suomi, Katharina M. Main, Niels E. Skakkebaek, and Jorma Toppari

Mild Gestational Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Congenital Cryptorchidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4862-4865 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1420 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas O. Carpenter, Maria C. DeLucia, Jane Hongyuan Zhang, Gina Bejnerowicz, Lisa Tartamella, James Dziura, Kitt Falk Petersen, Douglas Befroy, and Dorothy Cohen

A Randomized Controlled Study of Effects of Dietary Magnesium Oxide Supplementation on Bone Mineral Content in Healthy Girls
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4866-4872 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1391 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Manji, J. D. Carr-Smith, K. Boelaert, A. Allahabadia, M. Armitage, V. K. Chatterjee, J. H. Lazarus, S. H. S. Pearce, B. Vaidya, S. C. Gough, and J. A. Franklyn

Influences of Age, Gender, Smoking, and Family History on Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Phenotype
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4873-4880 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1402 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael B. Zimmermann, Bruno de Benoist, Sandro Corigliano, Pieter L. Jooste, Luciano Molinari, Khairya Moosa, Eduardo A. Pretell, Zuhair Salman Al-Dallal, Yao Wei, Chen Zu-Pei, and Toni Torresani

Assessment of Iodine Status Using Dried Blood Spot Thyroglobulin: Development of Reference Material and Establishment of an International Reference Range in Iodine-Sufficient Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4881-4887 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1370 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas M. K. Völkl, Diemud Simm, Jörg Dötsch, Wolfgang Rascher, and Helmuth G. Dörr

Altered 24-Hour Blood Pressure Profiles in Children and Adolescents with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4888-4895 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Patricia Y. Fechner, Marsha L. Davenport, Rebecca L. Qualy, Judith L. Ross, Daniel F. Gunther, Erica A. Eugster, Carol Huseman, Anthony J. Zagar, Charmian A. Quigley on behalf of the Toddler Turner Study Group

Differences in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion between 45,X Monosomy Turner Syndrome and 45,X/46,XX Mosaicism Are Evident at an Early Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4896-4902 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena De Filippis, Kenneth Cusi, Gloria Ocampo, Rachele Berria, Susan Buck, Agostino Consoli, and Lawrence J. Mandarino

Exercise-Induced Improvement in Vasodilatory Function Accompanies Increased Insulin Sensitivity in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4903-4910 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. M. Festen, A. W. de Weerd, R. A. S. van den Bossche, K. Joosten, H. Hoeve, and A. C. S. Hokken-Koelega

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Prepubertal Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome and Effects of Growth Hormone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4911-4915 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0765 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stine Johnsen, Sara E. Dolan, Kathleen V. Fitch, Jenna R. Kanter, Linda C. Hemphill, Jean M. Connelly, Robert S. Lees, Hang Lee, and Steve Grinspoon

Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Effects of Protease Inhibitor Use, Cardiac Risk Factors, and the Metabolic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4916-4924 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dana S. Hardin, Beverley Adams-Huet, Daniel Brown, Barbara Chatfield, Maynard Dyson, Thomas Ferkol, Michelle Howenstine, Claude Prestidge, Frederick Royce, Julie Rice, Dan K. Seilheimer, Joel Steelman, and Ross Shepherds

Growth Hormone Treatment Improves Growth and Clinical Status in Prepubertal Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4925-4929 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Dimitriadis, Panayota Mitrou, Vaia Lambadiari, Eleni Boutati, Eirini Maratou, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Efi Koukkou, Marinela Tzanela, Nikos Thalassinos, and Sotirios A. Raptis

Insulin Action in Adipose Tissue and Muscle in Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4930-4937 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0478 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcus Dörr, Jörg Ruppert, Daniel M. Robinson, Jan A. Kors, Stephan B. Felix, and Henry Völzke

BRIEF REPORT:The Relation of Thyroid Function and Ventricular Repolarization: Decreased Serum Thyrotropin Levels Are Associated with Short Rate-Adjusted QT Intervals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4938-4942 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederic Triponez, Liina Poder, Rasa Zarnegar, Ruth Goldstein, Kayvan Roayaie, Vickie Feldstein, James Lee, Electron Kebebew, Quan-Yang Duh, and Orlo H. Clark

BRIEF REPORT:Hook Needle-Guided Excision of Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Previously Operated Neck Compartments: A Safe Technique for Small, Nonpalpable Recurrent Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4943-4947 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0386 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne Böttcher, Antje Körner, Thomas Reinehr, Beate Enigk, Wieland Kiess, Michael Stumvoll, and Peter Kovacs

BRIEF REPORT:ENPP1 Variants and Haplotypes Predispose to Early Onset Obesity and Impaired Glucose and Insulin Metabolism in German Obese Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4948-4952 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eero Kajantie, David I. W. Phillips, Clive Osmond, David J. P. Barker, Tom Forsén, and Johan G. Eriksson

BRIEF REPORT:Spontaneous Hypothyroidism in Adult Women Is Predicted by Small Body Size at Birth and during Childhood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4953-4956 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Françoise Galland, Peter Kamenicky, Hélène Affres, Yves Reznik, Dominique Pontvert, Yves Le Bouc, Jacques Young, and Philippe Chanson

BRIEF REPORT:McCune-Albright Syndrome and Acromegaly: Effects of Hypothalamopituitary Radiotherapy and/or Pegvisomant in Somatostatin Analog-Resistant Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4957-4961 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Lawrence Engmann, Ralf Losel, Martin Wehling, and John J. Peluso

Progesterone Regulation of Human Granulosa/Luteal Cell Viability by an RU486-Independent Mechanism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4962-4968 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ekaitz Agirregoitia, Asier Valdivia, Arkaitz Carracedo, Luis Casis, Javier Gil, Nerea Subiran, Carmen Ochoa, and Jon Irazusta

Expression and Localization of -, -, and µ-Opioid Receptors in Human Spermatozoa and Implications for Sperm Motility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4969-4975 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0599 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yulia Grischuk, Petr Rubtsov, Felix G. Riepe, Joachim Grötzinger, Svetlana Beljelarskaia, Vladimir Prassolov, Natalya Kalintchenko, Tatyana Semitcheva, Valentina Peterkova, Anatoly Tiulpakov, Wolfgang G. Sippell, and Nils Krone

Four Novel Missense Mutations in the CYP21A2 Gene Detected in Russian Patients Suffering from the Classical Form of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Identification, Functional Characterization, and Structural Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4976-4980 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0777 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ichiro Miyata, Sophie Vallette-Kasic, Alexandru Saveanu, Mizuho Takeuchi, Hideki Yoshikawa, Asako Tajima, Katsuyoshi Tojo, Rachel Reynaud, Magali Gueydan, Alain Enjalbert, Naoko Tajima, Yoshikatsu Eto, and Thierry Brue

Identification and Functional Analysis of the Novel S179R POU1F1 Mutation Associated with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4981-4987 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kang Sun, Diane Brockman, Begona Campos, Brad Pitzer, and Leslie Myatt

Induction of Surfactant Protein A Expression by Cortisol Facilitates Prostaglandin Synthesis in Human Chorionic Trophoblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4988-4994 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1472 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emre Seli, Ozlem Guzeloglu-Kayisli, Hakan Cakmak, Umit A. Kayisli, Belgin Selam, and Aydin Arici

Estradiol Increases Apoptosis in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells by Up-Regulating Fas and Fas Ligand Expression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 4995-5001 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fahim Abbasi, Helke M. F. Farin, Cindy Lamendola, Tracey McLaughlin, Eric A. Schwartz, Gerald M. Reaven, and Peter D. Reaven

The Relationship between Plasma Adiponectin Concentration and Insulin Resistance Is Altered in Smokers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5002-5007 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0419 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Mulatero, Franco Veglio, Pietro Maffei, Marta Bondanelli, Silvia Bovio, Fulvia Daffara, Giannina Leotta, Alberto Angeli, Chiara Calvo, Chiara Martini, Ettore C. degli Uberti, and Massimo Terzolo

CYP11B2 –344T/C Gene Polymorphism and Blood Pressure in Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5008-5012 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francis B. Stephens, Dumitru Constantin-Teodosiu, David Laithwaite, Elizabeth J. Simpson, and Paul L. Greenhaff

An Acute Increase in Skeletal Muscle Carnitine Content Alters Fuel Metabolism in Resting Human Skeletal Muscle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5013-5018 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1584 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Hanna Samander and Andrew Arnold

Mutational Analysis of the Vitamin D Receptor Does Not Support Its Candidacy as a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5019-5021 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1543 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bee K. Tan, Jing Chen, Janet E. Digby, Stephen D. Keay, C. Richard Kennedy, and Harpal S. Randeva

Increased Visfatin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Levels in Adipose Tissue and Adipocytes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Parallel Increase in Plasma Visfatin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5022-5028 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0936 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. L. Eriksson, M. Lorentzon, D. Mellström, L. Vandenput, C. Swanson, N. Andersson, G. L. Hammond, J. Jakobsson, A. Rane, E. S. Orwoll, Ö. Ljunggren, O. Johnell, F. Labrie, S. H. Windahl, and C. Ohlsson

SHBG Gene Promoter Polymorphisms in Men Are Associated with Serum Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Androgen and Androgen Metabolite Levels, and Hip Bone Mineral Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5029-5037 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Audí, Cristina Esteban, Antonio Carrascosa, Rosa Espadero, Annalisa Pérez-Arroyo, Rosa Arjona, María Clemente, Hartmut Wollmann, Linda Fryklund, Luis A. Parodi and the Spanish SGA Study Group

Exon 3-Deleted/Full-Length Growth Hormone Receptor Polymorphism Genotype Frequencies in Spanish Short Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Children and Adolescents (n = 247) and in an Adult Control Population (n = 289) Show Increased fl/fl in Short SGA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5038-5043 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0828 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alka M. Kanaya, Christina Wassel Fyr, Eric Vittinghoff, Peter J. Havel, Matteo Cesari, Barbara Nicklas, Tamara Harris, Anne B. Newman, Suzanne Satterfield, Steve R. Cummings for the Health ABC Study

Serum Adiponectin and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Older Black and White Americans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5044-5050 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Helen Imrie, Marie Freel, Bongani M. Mayosi, Eleanor Davies, Robert Fraser, Mary Ingram, Heather J. Cordell, Martin Farrall, Peter J. Avery, Hugh Watkins, Bernard Keavney, and John M. C. Connell

Association between Aldosterone Production and Variation in the 11ß-Hydroxylase (CYP11B1) Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5051-5056 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1481 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irena Hainerová, Signe S. Torekov, Jakob Ek, Marie Finková, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Torben Jørgensen, Ole D. Madsen, Jan Lebl, Torben Hansen, and Oluf Pedersen

Association between Neuromedin U Gene Variants and Overweight and Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5057-5063 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Vendrame, Maria Segni, Daniele Grassetti, Valeria Tellone, Giovanni Augello, Vincenzo Trischitta, Massimo Torlontano, and Francesco Dotta

Impaired Caspase-3 Expression by Peripheral T Cells in Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis and in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome-2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5064-5068 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1358 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Michael Boschmann, Cedric Moro, Frauke Adams, Karsten Heusser, Jens Tank, André Diedrich, Christoph Schroeder, Gabi Franke, Michel Berlan, Friedrich C. Luft, Max Lafontan, and Jens Jordan

ß-Adrenergic and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Interactions on Human Cardiovascular and Metabolic Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5069-5075 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Taddei, Nadia Caraccio, Agostino Virdis, Angela Dardano, Daniele Versari, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Ele Ferrannini, Antonio Salvetti, and Fabio Monzani

Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Causes Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5076-5082 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roel H. DeRijk, Stefan Wüst, Onno C. Meijer, Maria-Christina Zennaro, Ilona S. Federenko, Dirk H. Hellhammer, Gilberta Giacchetti, Erno Vreugdenhil, Frans G. Zitman, and E. Ronald de Kloet

A Common Polymorphism in the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Modulates Stress Responsiveness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5083-5089 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0915 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kozo Kadowaki, Masako Waguri, Isao Nakanishi, Yoshihiro Miyashita, Masahiro Nakayama, Noriyuki Suehara, Tohru Funahashi, Iichiro Shimomura, and Tomio Fujita

Adiponectin Concentration in Umbilical Cord Serum Is Positively Associated with the Weight Ratio of Fetus to Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5090-5094 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2846 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eunyoung Ha, Mi-Ja Kim, Bong-Keun Choi, Jung-Jae Rho, Dong-Jae Oh, Tae-Hoon Rho, Kyu-Hyun Kim, Hee Jae Lee, Dong-Hoon Shin, Sung Vin Yim, Hyung Hwan Baik, Joo-Ho Chung, and Jong Woo Kim

Positive Association of Obesity with Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Syndecan 3 in the Korean Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5095-5099 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renate T. de Jongh, Richard G. Ijzerman, Erik H. Serné, Jasper J. Voordouw, John S. Yudkin, Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, and Mirjam M. van Weissenbruch

Visceral and Truncal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Are Associated with Impaired Capillary Recruitment in Healthy Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5100-5106 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Klimcakova, J. Polak, C. Moro, J. Hejnova, M. Majercik, N. Viguerie, M. Berlan, D. Langin, and V. Stich

Dynamic Strength Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity without Altering Plasma Levels and Gene Expression of Adipokines in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5107-5112 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0382 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shunsuke Araki, Kazushige Dobashi, Kazuyasu Kubo, Kohtaro Asayama, and Akira Shirahata

BRIEF REPORT:High Molecular Weight, Rather than Total, Adiponectin Levels Better Reflect Metabolic Abnormalities Associated with Childhood Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5113-5116 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lin Lin, Gerard S. Conway, Nathan R. Hill, Mehul T. Dattani, Peter C. Hindmarsh, and John C. Achermann

BRIEF REPORT:A Homozygous R262Q Mutation in the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Presenting as Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty with Subsequent Borderline Oligospermia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5117-5121 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianluca Perseghin, Guido Lattuada, Francesco De Cobelli, Georgia Ntali, Antonio Esposito, Agata Burska, Elena Belloni, Tamara Canu, Francesca Ragogna, Paola Scifo, Alessandro Del Maschio, and Livio Luzi

BRIEF REPORT:Serum Resistin and Hepatic Fat Content in Nondiabetic Individuals
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5122-5125 , doi:10.1210/jc.2006-1368 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Run Yu, Vivien Bonert, Inbar Saporta, Leslie J. Raffel, and Shlomo Melmed

BRIEF REPORT:Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interacting Protein Variants in Sporadic Pituitary Adenomas
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BRIEF REPORT:Salivary -Amylase Levels after Yohimbine Challenge in Healthy Men
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Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 5134-5137 [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: 5138-5140 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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Bryan Haugen, Michael Tuttle, and Leonard Wartofsky

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Thyroid Cancer
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Bryan Haugen, Michael Tuttle, and Leonard Wartofsky

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Cáncer de la tiroides
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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