The Endocrine Society:

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

Special Features:

Cecilia Mattsson, C. Robert Stanhope, Susan Sam, and William F. Young, Jr.

IMAGE IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Testosterone-Secreting Ovarian Tumor Localized with (Fluorine-18)-2-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 738-739 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali S. Alzahrani, Essa Y. Baitei, Minjing Zou, and Yufei Shi

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Arising from Congenital Goiter as a Result of a Novel Splice Donor Site Mutation in the Thyroglobulin Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 740-746; first published January 10 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Amrit P. S. Bhangoo, Chad S. Hunter, Jesse J. Savage, Henry Anhalt, Steven Pavlakis, Emily C. Walvoord, Svetlana Ten, and Simon J. Rhodes

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: A Novel LHX3 Mutation Presenting as Combined Pituitary Hormonal Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 747-753; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Leonardo D’Aloiso, Francesca Carlomagno, Michele Bisceglia, Suresh Anaganti, Elisabetta Ferretti, Antonella Verrienti, Franco Arturi, Daniela Scarpelli, Diego Russo, Massimo Santoro, and Sebastiano Filetti

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: In Vivo and in Vitro Characterization of a Novel Germline RET Mutation Associated with Low-Penetrant Nonaggressive Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 754-759; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Robert F. Casper and Mohamed F. M. Mitwally

REVIEW: Aromatase Inhibitors for Ovulation Induction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 760-771; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1923 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Antonella Dewell, Piper L. W. Hollenbeck, and Clarie B. Hollenbeck

CLINICAL REVIEW: A Critical Evaluation of the Role of Soy Protein and Isoflavone Supplementation in the Control of Plasma Cholesterol Concentrations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 772-780; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2350 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ricardo Azziz

CONTROVERSY IN CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY: Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: The Rotterdam Criteria Are Premature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 781-785; first published January 17 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Stephen Franks

CONTROVERSY IN CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY: Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: In Defense of the Rotterdam Criteria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 786-789; first published January 17 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Editorials:

William F. Young, Jr and Abbie L. Abboud

Paraganglioma—All in the Family
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 790-792 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara P. Lukert

Glucocorticoid Replacement—How Much Is Enough?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 793-794 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ron G. Rosenfeld

The Pharmacogenomics of Human Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 795-796 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Owais B. Chaudhri, Benjamin C. T. Field, and Stephen R. Bloom

From Gut to Mind—Hormonal Satiety Signals and Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 797-798 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Sam L. Teichman, Ann Neale, Betty Lawrence, Catherine Gagnon, Jean-Paul Castaigne, and Lawrence A. Frohman

Prolonged Stimulation of Growth Hormone (GH) and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Secretion by CJC-1295, a Long-Acting Analog of GH-Releasing Hormone, in Healthy Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 799-805; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1536 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Amalia Gastaldelli, Yoshinori Miyazaki, Maura Pettiti, Eleonora Santini, Demetrio Ciociaro, Ralph A. DeFronzo, and Ele Ferrannini

The Effect of Rosiglitazone on the Liver: Decreased Gluconeogenesis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 806-812; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

F. Cavalot, A. Petrelli, M. Traversa, K. Bonomo, E. Fiora, M. Conti, G. Anfossi, G. Costa, and M. Trovati

Postprandial Blood Glucose Is a Stronger Predictor of Cardiovascular Events Than Fasting Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Particularly in Women: Lessons from the San Luigi Gonzaga Diabetes Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 813-819; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

M. Chellakooty, A. Juul, K. A. Boisen, I. N. Damgaard, C. M. Kai, I. M. Schmidt, J. H. Petersen, N. E. Skakkebæk, and K. M. Main

A Prospective Study of Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Protein-3 in 942 Healthy Infants: Associations with Birth Weight, Gender, Growth Velocity, and Breastfeeding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 820-826; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0950 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Diana E. Benn, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Jennifer R. Reilly, Jérôme Bertherat, John Burgess, Karen Byth, Michael Croxson, Patricia L. M. Dahia, Marianne Elston, Oliver Gimm, David Henley, Philippe Herman, Victoria Murday, Patricia Niccoli-Sire, Janice L. Pasieka, Vincent Rohmer, Kathy Tucker, Xavier Jeunemaitre, Deborah J. Marsh, Pierre-François Plouin, Bruce G. Robinson for the International SDH Consortium

Clinical Presentation and Penetrance of Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 827-836; first published November 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1862 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Michio Shimabukuro, Namio Higa, Ichiro Chinen, Ken Yamakawa, and Nobuyuki Takasu

Effects of a Single Administration of Acarbose on Postprandial Glucose Excursion and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Crossover Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 837-842; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Varant Kupelian, Stephanie T. Page, Andre B. Araujo, Thomas G. Travison, William J. Bremner, and John B. McKinlay

Low Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Total Testosterone, and Symptomatic Androgen Deficiency Are Associated with Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Nonobese Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 843-850; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1326 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Maja Petrova, Raymond Townsend, and Karen L. Teff

Prolonged (48-Hour) Modest Hyperinsulinemia Decreases Nocturnal Heart Rate Variability and Attenuates the Nocturnal Decrease in Blood Pressure in Lean, Normotensive Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 851-859; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Marta Regina Silva Alcântara, Roberto Salvatori, Paula Regina Silva Alcântara, Luciana Michele A. Nóbrega, Vera Simone Campos, Elma Cristina O. Oliveira, Marcelo Henrique S. Oliveira, Anita Hermínia Oliveira Souza, and Manuel Hermínio Aguiar-Oliveira

Thyroid Morphology and Function in Adults with Untreated Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 860-864; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jeremy A. King, Amy B. Wisniewski, Brandon J. Bankowski, Kathryn A. Carson, Howard A. Zacur, and Claude J. Migeon

Long-Term Corticosteroid Replacement and Bone Mineral Density in Adult Women with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 865-869; first published November 8 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0745 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Dana Michalská, Jan J. Stepan, Bruce R. Basson, and Imre Pavo

The Effect of Raloxifene after Discontinuation of Long-Term Alendronate Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 870-877; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Pamela R. Schroeder, Bryan R. Haugen, Furio Pacini, Christoph Reiners, Martin Schlumberger, Steven I. Sherman, David S. Cooper, Kathryn G. Schuff, Lewis E. Braverman, Monica C. Skarulis, Terry F. Davies, Ernest L. Mazzaferri, Gilbert H. Daniels, Douglas S. Ross, Markus Luster, Mary H. Samuels, Bruce D. Weintraub, E. Chester Ridgway, and Paul W. Ladenson

A Comparison of Short-Term Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Thyroid Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Evaluation with Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Compared with Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 878-884; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sundeep Khosla, L. Joseph Melton, III, Sara J. Achenbach, Ann L. Oberg, and B. Lawrence Riggs

Hormonal and Biochemical Determinants of Trabecular Microstructure at the Ultradistal Radius in Women and Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 885-891; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Urs Eiholzer, Dagmar l’Allemand, Valentin Rousson, Michael Schlumpf, Theo Gasser, Jürg Girard, Annette Grüters, and Manuela Simoni

Hypothalamic and Gonadal Components of Hypogonadism in Boys with Prader-Labhart- Willi Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 892-898; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0902 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anna Petryk, Tracy L. Bergemann, Kristen M. Polga, Kami J. Ulrich, Susan K. Raatz, David M. Brown, Leslie L. Robison, and K. Scott Baker

Prospective Study of Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Turnover in Children after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 899-905; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1927 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ruth Morley, John B. Carlin, Julie A. Pasco, and John D. Wark

Maternal 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Concentrations and Offspring Birth Size
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 906-912; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

H. D. White, A. M. Ahmad, B. H. Durham, S. Chandran, A. Patwala, W. D. Fraser, and J. P. Vora

Effect of Active Acromegaly and Its Treatment on Parathyroid Circadian Rhythmicity and Parathyroid Target-Organ Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 913-919; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

S. Leboulleux, C. Dromain, G. Bonniaud, A. Aupérin, B. Caillou, J. Lumbroso, R. Sigal, E. Baudin, and M. Schlumberger

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Prospective Comparison with Computed Tomography
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 920-925; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

F. Pacini, P. W. Ladenson, M. Schlumberger, A. Driedger, M. Luster, R. T. Kloos, S. Sherman, B. Haugen, C. Corone, E. Molinaro, R. Elisei, C. Ceccarelli, A. Pinchera, R. L. Wahl, S. Leboulleux, M. Ricard, J. Yoo, N. L. Busaidy, E. Delpassand, H. Hanscheid, R. Felbinger, M. Lassmann, and C. Reiners

Radioiodine Ablation of Thyroid Remnants after Preparation with Recombinant Human Thyrotropin in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Results of an International, Randomized, Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 926-932; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1651 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Pascale de Lonlay, Aurore Simon-Carre, Maria-João Ribeiro, Nathalie Boddaert, Irina Giurgea, Kathleen Laborde, Christine Bellanné-Chantelot, Virginie Verkarre, Michel Polak, Jacques Rahier, André Syrota, David Seidenwurm, Claire Nihoul-Fékété, Jean-Jacques Robert, Francis Brunelle, and Francis Jaubert

Congenital Hyperinsulinism: Pancreatic [¹⁸F]Fluoro-L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) Positron Emission Tomography and Immunohistochemistry Study of DOPA Decarboxylase and Insulin Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 933-940; first published January 10 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

P. Pigny, S. Jonard, Y. Robert, and D. Dewailly

Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone as a Surrogate for Antral Follicle Count for Definition of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 941-945; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

S. Eisenhardt, N. Schwarzmann, V. Henschel, A. Germeyer, M. von Wolff, A. Hamann, and T. Strowitzki

Early Effects of Metformin in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 946-952; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1994 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anne-Maarit Suomi, Katharina M. Main, Marko Kaleva, Ida Maria Schmidt, Marla Chellakooty, Helena E. Virtanen, Kirsten A. Boisen, Ida N. Damgaard, Claudia Mau Kai, Niels E. Skakkebæk, and Jorma Toppari

Hormonal Changes in 3-Month-Old Cryptorchid Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 953-958; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2318 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Domenico Rendina, Giuseppe Mossetti, Gianpaolo De Filippo, Michele Cioffi, and Pasquale Strazzullo

BRIEF REPORT: Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Is Increased in Calcium Nephrolithiasis with Hypophosphatemia and Renal Phosphate Leak
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 959-963; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1606 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Matthias Möhlig, Madlen Freudenberg, Thomas Bobbert, Michael Ristow, Helmut Rochlitz, Martin O. Weickert, Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer, and Joachim Spranger

BRIEF REPORT: Acetylsalicylic Acid Improves Lipid-Induced Insulin Resistance in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 964-967; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1889 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Other Original Articles:

A. Vottero, M. Capelletti, S. Giuliodori, I. Viani, M. Ziveri, T. M. Neri, S. Bernasconi, and L. Ghizzoni

Decreased Androgen Receptor Gene Methylation in Premature Pubarche: A Novel Pathogenetic Mechanism?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 968-972; first published January 10 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2354 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Juying Ji, Gerald F. Watts, Anthony G. Johnson, Dick C. Chan, Esther M. M. Ooi, Kerry-Anne Rye, Adrian P. Serone, and P. Hugh R. Barrett

High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Transport in the Metabolic Syndrome: Application of a New Model for HDL Particle Kinetics
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 973-979; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1895 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Daniela Vivenza, Laura Guazzarotti, Michela Godi, Daniela Frasca, Berardo di Natale, Patricia Momigliano-Richiardi, Gianni Bona, and Mara Giordano

A Novel Deletion in the GH1 Gene Including the IVS3 Branch Site Responsible for Autosomal Dominant Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 980-986; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ken H. Darzy, Robert D. Murray, Helena K. Gleeson, Suzan S. Pezzoli, Michael O. Thorner, and Stephen M. Shalet

The Impact of Short-Term Fasting on the Dynamics of 24-Hour Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion in Patients with Severe Radiation-Induced GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 987-994; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

U. Kornak, A. Ostertag, S. Branger, O. Benichou, and M.-C. de Vernejoul

Polymorphisms in the CLCN7 Gene Modulate Bone Density in Postmenopausal Women and in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis Type II
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 995-1000; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Thomas S. Hermann, Weijie Li, Helena Dominguez, Nikolaj Ihlemann, Christian Rask-Madsen, Atheline Major-Pedersen, Dorthe Baunbjerg Nielsen, Kaj Winther Hansen, Meredith Hawkins, Lars Kober, and Christian Torp-Pedersen

Quinapril Treatment Increases Insulin-Stimulated Endothelial Function and Adiponectin Gene Expression in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1001-1008; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yan Guo, Hui Shen, Peng Xiao, Dong-Hai Xiong, Tie-Lin Yang, Yan-Fang Guo, Ji-Rong Long, Robert R. Recker, and Hong-Wen Deng

Genomewide Linkage Scan for Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Variation in Age at Menarche
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1009-1014; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2179 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christopher M. Masi, Louise C. Hawkley, Jarett D. Berry, and John T. Cacioppo

Estrogen Metabolites and Systolic Blood Pressure in a Population-Based Sample of Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1015-1020; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2339 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Katja Stein, Edgar Vasquez-Garibay, Juergen Kratzsch, Enrique Romero-Velarde, and Gerhard Jahreis

Influence of Nutritional Recovery on the Leptin Axis in Severely Malnourished Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1021-1026; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1394 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Madhusmita Misra, Karen K. Miller, Patrika Tsai, Katie Gallagher, Alvin Lin, Noel Lee, David B. Herzog, and Anne Klibanski

Elevated Peptide YY Levels in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1027-1033; first published November 8 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1878 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Monique Romon, Séverine Gomila, Pascale Hincker, Bruno Soudan, and Jean Dallongeville

Influence of Weight Loss on Plasma Ghrelin Responses to High-Fat and High-Carbohydrate Test Meals in Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1034-1041; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Soraya Taleb, Raffaella Cancello, Christine Poitou, Christine Rouault, Philippe Sellam, Patrick Levy, Jean-Luc Bouillot, Christiane Coussieu, Arnaud Basdevant, Michèle Guerre-Millo, Danièle Lacasa, and Karine Clement

Weight Loss Reduces Adipose Tissue Cathepsin S and Its Circulating Levels in Morbidly Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1042-1047; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1601 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Andrea Glezer, Carlos R. J. Soares, José G. Vieira, Daniel Giannella-Neto, Maria Teresa C. P. Ribela, Vincent Goffin, and Marcello D. Bronstein

Human Macroprolactin Displays Low Biological Activity via Its Homologous Receptor in a New Sensitive Bioassay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1048-1055; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1831 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

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

Contribution of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms within FCRL3 and MAP3K7IP2 to the Pathogenesis of Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1056-1061; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1634 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yendrembam Sangeeta Devi, Kanchan Sarda, Benjamin Stephen, P. Nagarajan, and Subeer S. Majumdar

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Independent Functions of Primate Sertoli Cells: Potential Implications in the Diagnosis and Management of Male Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1062-1068; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hang Lee, Joel S. Finkelstein, Megan Miller, Sarah J. Comeaux, Rachel I. Cohen, and Benjamin Z. Leder

Effects of Selective Testosterone and Estradiol Withdrawal on Skeletal Sensitivity to Parathyroid Hormone in Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1069-1075; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Alexander A. L. Jorge, Frederico G. Marchisotti, Luciana R. Montenegro, Luciani R. Carvalho, Berenice B. Mendonca, and Ivo J. P. Arnhold

Growth Hormone (GH) Pharmacogenetics: Influence of GH Receptor Exon 3 Retention or Deletion on First-Year Growth Response and Final Height in Patients with Severe GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1076-1080; first published November 15 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Claudio Pagano, Giorgio Soardo, Catia Pilon, Carla Milocco, Lorenza Basan, Gabriella Milan, Debora Donnini, Diego Faggian, Michele Mussap, Mario Plebani, Claudio Avellini, Giovanni Federspil, Leonardo A. Sechi, and Roberto Vettor

Increased Serum Resistin in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Related to Liver Disease Severity and Not to Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1081-1086; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hiroshi Ikegami, Takuya Awata, Eiji Kawasaki, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Taro Maruyama, Koji Nakanishi, Akira Shimada, Shin Amemiya, Yumiko Kawabata, Susumu Kurihara, Shoichiro Tanaka, Yasuhiko Kanazawa, Mie Mochizuki, Toshio Ogihara on behalf of the Japanese Study Group on Type 1 Diabetes Genetics

The Association of CTLA4 Polymorphism with Type 1 Diabetes Is Concentrated in Patients Complicated with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Multicenter Collaborative Study in Japan
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1087-1092; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1407 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Søren Kildeberg Paulsen, Steen Bønløkke Pedersen, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, Sanne Fisker, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, Allan Flyvbjerg, and Bjørn Richelsen

Growth Hormone (GH) Substitution in GH-Deficient Patients Inhibits 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Adipose Tissue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1093-1098; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jacqueline Van Sande, Didier Dequanter, Philippe Lothaire, Claude Massart, Jacques E. Dumont, and Christophe Erneux

Thyrotropin Stimulates the Generation of Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate in Human Thyroid Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1099-1107; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Katrine Bay, Kati L. Matthiesson, Robert I. McLachlan, and Anna-Maria Andersson

The Effects of Gonadotropin Suppression and Selective Replacement on Insulin-Like Factor 3 Secretion in Normal Adult Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1108-1111; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1865 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

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

Glucose and Lipid Fluxes in the Adipose Tissue after Meal Ingestion in Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1112-1118; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0960 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

D. S. Kim, J. A. Franklyn, A. L. Stratford, K. Boelaert, J. C. Watkinson, M. C. Eggo, and C. J. McCabe

Pituitary Tumor-Transforming Gene Regulates Multiple Downstream Angiogenic Genes in Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1119-1128; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1826 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Pamela Fischer-Posovszky, Helge Hebestreit, Albert K. Hofmann, Gudrun Strauss, Peter Möller, Klaus-Michael Debatin, and Martin Wabitsch

Role of CD95-Mediated Adipocyte Loss in Autoimmune Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1129-1135; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Karla Saner-Amigh, Bobbie A. Mayhew, Franco Mantero, Francesca Schiavi, Perrin C. White, Chalama V. Rao, and William E. Rainey

Elevated Expression of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor in Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1136-1142; first published December 6 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1298 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Theodoros Foukakis, Amy Y. M. Au, Göran Wallin, Janos Geli, Lars Forsberg, Roderick Clifton-Bligh, Bruce G. Robinson, Weng-Onn Lui, Jan Zedenius, and Catharina Larsson

The Ras Effector NORE1A Is Suppressed in Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas with a PAX8-PPAR Fusion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1143-1149; first published December 13 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1372 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Alfredo Blanes, Juan J. Sanchez-Carrillo, and Salvador J. Diaz-Cano

Topographic Molecular Profile of Pheochromocytomas: Role of Somatic Down-Regulation of Mismatch Repair
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1150-1158; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1645 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mei-Ju Shih, Shu-Lang Liao, Kuan-Ting Kuo, Terry J. Smith, and Lee-Ming Chuang

Molecular Pathology of Müller’s Muscle in Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1159-1167; first published December 29 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1877 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Melanie S. Burkhardt, Jonathan K. Foster, Roger M. Clarnette, S. A. Paul Chubb, David G. Bruce, Peter D. Drummond, Ralph N. Martins, and Bu B. Yeap

BRIEF REPORT: Interaction between Testosterone and Apolipoprotein E 4 Status on Cognition in Healthy Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1168-1172; first published December 20 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

K. C. Lewandowski, J. Komorowski, C. J. O’Callaghan, B. K. Tan, J. Chen, G. M. Prelevic, and H. S. Randeva

BRIEF REPORT: Increased Circulating Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 in Women with the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1173-1177; first published December 6 2005 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0648 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

A. Pilotta, P. Mella, M. Filisetti, B. Felappi, E. Prandi, G. Parrinello, L. D. Notarangelo, and F. Buzi

BRIEF REPORT: Common Polymorphisms of the Growth Hormone (GH) Receptor Do Not Correlate with the Growth Response to Exogenous Recombinant Human GH in GH-Deficient Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1178-1180; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1308 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ann Hammarstedt, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Victoria Rotter Sopasakis, Silvia Gogg, Per-Anders Jansson, Markku Laakso, and Ulf Smith

BRIEF REPORT: Visfatin Is an Adipokine, But It Is Not Regulated by Thiazolidinediones
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1181-1184; first published January 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Announcements and Resources:

Paul W. Ladenson

From the Editor-in-Chief: Change at JCEM—Evolution and Intelligent Design
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 737 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Twenty-Fifth Annual University of Kentucky Symposium in Reproductive Sciences and Women’s Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 905 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Growth Hormone Society Research Fellowships 2006
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1020 [Full Text] [PDF]  

International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Announces Two International Osteoporosis Awards
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1041 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 1185-1188 [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: 1189-1191 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Steven T. Harris, Robert B. Jaffe, and Dolores Shoback

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Menopause and Bone Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven T. Harris, Robert B. Jaffe, and Dolores Shoback

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: La menopausia y la pérdida de masa ósea
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.