Endocrinology & Metabolism News:

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

Special Features:

Raja Brauner, Christine Trivin, Michel Zerah, Jean-Claude Souberbielle, François Doz, Chantal Kalifa, and Christian Sainte-Rose

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Diencephalic Syndrome due to Hypothalamic Tumor: A Model of the Relationship between Weight and Puberty Onset
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2467-2473; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Steven D. Mittelman, Geoffrey N. Hendy, Richard A. Fefferman, Lucie Canaff, Irina Mosesova, David E. C. Cole, Linda Burkett, and Mitchell E. Geffner

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: A Hypocalcemic Child with a Novel Activating Mutation of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor Gene: Successful Treatment with Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2474-2479; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Asma Arabi, Nabil Khoury, Laila Zahed, Adel Birbari, and Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Regression of Skeletal Manifestations of Hyperparathyroidism with Oral Vitamin D
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2480-2483; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Annamaria De Bellis, Mariacarolina Salerno, Marisa Conte, Concetta Coronella, Gilda Tirelli, Marina Battaglia, Valentina Esposito, Giuseppe Ruocco, Giuseppe Bellastella, Antonio Bizzarro, and Antonio Bellastella

EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: Antipituitary Antibodies Recognizing Growth Hormone (GH)-Producing Cells in Children with Idiopathic GH Deficiency and in Children with Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2484-2489; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Annie W. C. Kung

CLINICAL REVIEW: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis: A Diagnostic Challenge
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2490-2495; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

J. Fromigué, T. De Baere, E. Baudin, C. Dromain, S. Leboulleux, and M. Schlumberger

REVIEW: Chemoembolization for Liver Metastases from Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2496-2499; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2401 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Editorials:

Daniel Glinoer

Miscarriage in Women with Positive Anti-TPO Antibodies: Is Thyroxine the Answer?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2500-2502 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard M. Sharpe

Perinatal Determinants of Adult Testis Size and Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2503-2505 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven R. Smith and Peter W. F. Wilson

Free Fatty Acids and Atherosclerosis—Guilty or Innocent?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2506-2508 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Thomas G. Travison, John E. Morley, Andre B. Araujo, Amy B. O’Donnell, and John B. McKinlay

RAPID COMMUNICATION: The Relationship between Libido and Testosterone Levels in Aging Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2509-2513; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2508 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Imogen Rogers, Chris Metcalfe, David Gunnell, Pauline Emmett, David Dunger, Jeff Holly and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Study Team

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Growth in Height, Leg Length, and Trunk Length between Ages 5 and 10 Years
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2514-2519; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0388 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

A. Mukherjee, W. D. J. Ryder, A. Jöstel, and S. M. Shalet

Prolactin Deficiency Is Independently Associated with Reduced Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Status in Severely Growth Hormone-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2520-2525; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2491 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Melanie J. Walton, Rosemary A. L. Bayne, Ian Wallace, David T. Baird, and Richard A. Anderson

Direct Effect of Progestogen on Gene Expression in the Testis during Gonadotropin Withdrawal and Early Suppression of Spermatogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2526-2533; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

E. M. Clark, A. R. Ness, J. H. Tobias and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Study Team

Adipose Tissue Stimulates Bone Growth in Prepubertal Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2534-2541; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Stefan Pilz, Hubert Scharnagl, Beate Tiran, Ursula Seelhorst, Britta Wellnitz, Bernhard O. Boehm, Jürgen R. Schaefer, and Winfried März

Free Fatty Acids Are Independently Associated with All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Subjects with Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2542-2547; first published April 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0195 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Wiebke Arlt, Fabian Hammer, Petra Sanning, Stephen K. Butcher, Janet M. Lord, Bruno Allolio, Djillali Annane, and Paul M. Stewart

Dissociation of Serum Dehydroepiandrosterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Septic Shock
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2548-2554; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Saija A. Kontulainen, Heather M. Macdonald, and Heather A. McKay

Change in Cortical Bone Density and Its Distribution Differs between Boys and Girls during Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2555-2561; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

J. Kellogg Parsons, H. Ballentine Carter, Alan W. Partin, B. Gwen Windham, E. Jeffrey Metter, Luigi Ferrucci, Patricia Landis, and Elizabeth A. Platz

Metabolic Factors Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2562-2568; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Frank Jan de Jong, Tom den Heijer, Theo J. Visser, Yolanda B. de Rijke, Hemmo A. Drexhage, Albert Hofman, and Monique M. B. Breteler

Thyroid Hormones, Dementia, and Atrophy of the Medial Temporal Lobe
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2569-2573; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0449 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Svetozar S. Damjanovic, Nebojsa M. Lalic, Predrag M. Pesko, Milan S. Petakov, Aleksandra Jotic, Dragana Miljic, Katarina S. Lalic, Ljiljana Lukic, Marina Djurovic, and Vojko B. Djukic

Acute Effects of Ghrelin on Insulin Secretion and Glucose Disposal Rate in Gastrectomized Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2574-2581; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1482 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

N. M. Martin, W. S. Dhillo, A. Banerjee, A. Abdulali, C. N. Jayasena, M. Donaldson, J. F. Todd, and K. Meeran

Comparison of the Dexamethasone-Suppressed Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Test and Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test in the Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2582-2586; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Roberto Negro, Gianni Formoso, Tiziana Mangieri, Antonio Pezzarossa, Davide Dazzi, and Haslinda Hassan

Levothyroxine Treatment in Euthyroid Pregnant Women with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: Effects on Obstetrical Complications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2587-2591; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1603 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Simona Grozinsky-Glasberg, Abigail Fraser, Ethan Nahshoni, Abraham Weizman, and Leonard Leibovici

Thyroxine-Triiodothyronine Combination Therapy Versus Thyroxine Monotherapy for Clinical Hypothyroidism: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2592-2599; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anna Nordström, Tommy Olsson, and Peter Nordström

Sustained Benefits from Previous Physical Activity on Bone Mineral Density in Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2600-2604; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jennifer H. Lee, Jean L. Chan, Epaminondas Sourlas, Vassilios Raptopoulos, and Christos S. Mantzoros

Recombinant Methionyl Human Leptin Therapy in Replacement Doses Improves Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Profile in Patients with Lipoatrophy and Metabolic Syndrome Induced by the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2605-2611; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

William B. Ogunkolade, Barbara J. Boucher, Stephen A. Bustin, Jacky M. Burrin, Kate Noonan, Nasima Mannan, and Graham A. Hitman

Vitamin D Metabolism in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Is Influenced by Chewing "Betel Nut" (Areca catechu) and Vitamin D Status
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2612-2617; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2750 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Paolo Mulatero, Alberto Milan, Francesco Fallo, Giuseppe Regolisti, Francesca Pizzolo, Carlos Fardella, Lorena Mosso, Lisa Marafetti, Franco Veglio, and Mauro Maccario

Comparison of Confirmatory Tests for the Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2618-2623; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

John P. Walsh, Lynley C. Ward, Valerie Burke, Chotoo I. Bhagat, Lauren Shiels, David Henley, Melissa J. Gillett, Rhonda Gilbert, Melissa Tanner, and Bronwyn G. A. Stuckey

Small Changes in Thyroxine Dosage Do Not Produce Measurable Changes in Hypothyroid Symptoms, Well-Being, or Quality of Life: Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2624-2630; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sydney Bonnick, Kenneth G. Saag, Douglas P. Kiel, Michael McClung, Marc Hochberg, Sherri-Ann M. Burnett, Anthony Sebba, Risa Kagan, Erluo Chen, Desmond E. Thompson, Anne E. de Papp for the Fosamax Actonel Comparison Trial (FACT) investigators

Comparison of Weekly Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis with Alendronate Versus Risedronate Over Two Years
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2631-2637; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Damiano Rizzoni, Silvia Paiardi, Luigi Rodella, Enzo Porteri, Carolina De Ciuceis, Rita Rezzani, Gianluca E. M. Boari, Francesca Zani, Marco Miclini, Guido A. M. Tiberio, Stefano M. Giulini, Claudia Agabiti Rosei, Rossella Bianchi, and Enrico Agabiti Rosei

Changes in Extracellular Matrix in Subcutaneous Small Resistance Arteries of Patients with Primary Aldosteronism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2638-2642; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Keiko Homma, Tomonobu Hasegawa, Toshiro Nagai, Masanori Adachi, Reiko Horikawa, Ikuma Fujiwara, Toshihiro Tajima, Ryoujun Takeda, Maki Fukami, and Tsutomu Ogata

Urine Steroid Hormone Profile Analysis in Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase Deficiency: Implication for the Backdoor Pathway to Dihydrotestosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2643-2649; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2460 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Gwenaelle Abiven, Joel Coste, Lionel Groussin, Philippe Anract, Frédérique Tissier, Paul Legmann, Bertrand Dousset, Xavier Bertagna, and Jérôme Bertherat

Clinical and Biological Features in the Prognosis of Adrenocortical Cancer: Poor Outcome of Cortisol-Secreting Tumors in a Series of 202 Consecutive Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2650-2655; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2730 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Robert J. Weil, Alexander O. Vortmeyer, Lynnette K. Nieman, Hetty L. DeVroom, John Wanebo, and Edward H. Oldfield

Surgical Remission of Pituitary Adenomas Confined to the Neurohypophysis in Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2656-2664; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Gavin C. Mackie, Barry L. Shulkin, Raul C. Ribeiro, Francis P. Worden, Paul G. Gauger, Rajen J. Mody, Len P. Connolly, Ghada Kunter, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Jerold W. Wallis, Craig A. Hurwitz, and David E. Schteingart

Use of [¹⁸F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Evaluating Locally Recurrent and Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2665-2671; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2612 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ali G. Saad, Seena Kumar, Elaine Ron, Jay H. Lubin, Jerzy Stanek, Kevin E. Bove, and Yuri E. Nikiforov

Proliferative Activity of Human Thyroid Cells in Various Age Groups and Its Correlation with the Risk of Thyroid Cancer after Radiation Exposure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2672-2677; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Nicole Pfarr, Guntram Borck, Andrew Turk, Ulrike Napiontek, Annerose Keilmann, Wibke Müller-Forell, Peter Kopp, and Joachim Pohlenz

BRIEF REPORT: Goitrous Congenital Hypothyroidism and Hearing Impairment Associated with Mutations in the TPO and SLC26A4/PDS Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2678-2681; first published May 9 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Other Original Articles:

Nils Krone, Yulia Grischuk, Marina Müller, Ruth Elisabeth Volk, Joachim Grötzinger, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Wolfgang G. Sippell, and Felix G. Riepe

Analyzing the Functional and Structural Consequences of Two Point Mutations (P94L and A368D) in the CYP11B1 Gene Causing Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Resulting from 11-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2682-2688; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Chantal F. Morel, Mary Ann Thomas, Henian Cao, Caroline H. O’Neil, J. Geoffrey Pickering, William D. Foulkes, and Robert A. Hegele

A LMNA Splicing Mutation in Two Sisters with Severe Dunnigan-Type Familial Partial Lipodystrophy Type 2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2689-2695; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Romain Lambrot, Hervé Coffigny, Catherine Pairault, Anne-Claire Donnadieu, René Frydman, René Habert, and Virginie Rouiller-Fabre

Use of Organ Culture to Study the Human Fetal Testis Development: Effect of Retinoic Acid
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2696-2703; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xiulong Xu, Geetha Rao, Michael J. Gaffud, Helen G. Ding, Guitta Maki, Hans-G. Klingemann, Veronika Groh, Thomas Spies, Sophie Caillat-Zucman, Paolo Gattuso, Janet Plate, and Richard A. Prinz

Clinicopathological Significance of Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-Related Chain A and B Expression in Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2704-2712; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rose C. Christian, Peter Y. Liu, Sean Harrington, Ming Ruan, Virginia M. Miller, and Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick

Intimal Estrogen Receptor (ER)ß, But Not ER Expression, Is Correlated with Coronary Calcification and Atherosclerosis in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2713-2720; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2672 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Lewis E. Braverman, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Xuemei He, Sam Pino, Mara Seeley, Barbara Beck, Barbarajean Magnani, Benjamin C. Blount, and Anthony Firek

Effects of Six Months of Daily Low-Dose Perchlorate Exposure on Thyroid Function in Healthy Volunteers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2721-2724; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Yvonne Böttcher, Daniel Teupser, Beate Enigk, Janin Berndt, Nora Klöting, Michael R. Schön, Joachim Thiery, Matthias Blüher, Michael Stumvoll, and Peter Kovacs

Genetic Variation in the Visfatin Gene (PBEF1) and Its Relation to Glucose Metabolism and Fat-Depot-Specific Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2725-2731; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

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

Larger Testes and Higher Inhibin B Levels in Finnish than in Danish Newborn Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2732-2737; first published April 4 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2443 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Stéphane Walrand, Christelle Guillet, Yves Boirie, and Marie-Paule Vasson

Insulin Differentially Regulates Monocyte and Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil Functions in Healthy Young and Elderly Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2738-2748; first published April 18 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Louise Strandberg, Mattias Lorentzon, Åsa Hellqvist, Staffan Nilsson, Ville Wallenius, Claes Ohlsson, and John-Olov Jansson

Interleukin-1 System Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Fat Mass in Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2749-2754; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Anne Kunnari, Olavi Ukkola, Markku Päivänsalo, and Y. Antero Kesäniemi

High Plasma Resistin Level Is Associated with Enhanced Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein and Leukocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2755-2760; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2115 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Hao-Ting Hsu, Yuan-Ching Chang, Yi-Ning Chiu, Chien-Liang Liu, King-Jen Chang, and Ing-Cherng Guo

Leptin Interferes with Adrenocorticotropin/3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP) Signaling, Possibly through a Janus Kinase 2-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt-Phosphodiesterase 3-cAMP Pathway, to Down-Regulate Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Cytochrome P450 Enzyme in Human Adrenocortical NCI-H295 Cell Line
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2761-2769; first published May 9 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Barbara Heude, Clive J. Petry, the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents Children (ALSPAC) study team, Marcus Pembrey, David B. Dunger, and Ken K. Ong

The Insulin Gene Variable Number of Tandem Repeat: Associations and Interactions with Childhood Body Fat Mass and Insulin Secretion in Normal Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2770-2775; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Katja Kannisto, Elena Korsheninnikova, Aila Rissanen, Jaakko Kaprio, Ewa Ehrenborg, Anders Hamsten, and Hannele Yki-Järvinen

Acquired Obesity Increases CD68 and Tumor Necrosis Factor- and Decreases Adiponectin Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue: A Study in Monozygotic Twins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2776-2781; first published April 11 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2848 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Annabelle S. Slingerland and Andrew T. Hattersley

Activating Mutations in the Gene Encoding Kir6.2 Alter Fetal and Postnatal Growth and Also Cause Neonatal Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2782-2788; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

T. E. Hickey, R. S. Legro, and R. J. Norman

BRIEF REPORT: Epigenetic Modification of the X Chromosome Influences Susceptibility to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2789-2791; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Claudia Menzaghi, Angelo Coco, Lucia Salvemini, Ryan Thompson, Salvatore De Cosmo, Alessandro Doria, and Vincenzo Trischitta

BRIEF REPORT: Heritability of Serum Resistin and Its Genetic Correlation with Insulin Resistance-Related Features in Nondiabetic Caucasians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2792-2795; first published May 2 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Judit Majnik, Attila Patocs, Katalin Balogh, Miklos Toth, Peter Gergics, Agnes Szappanos, Agnes Mondok, Gabor Borgulya, Pal Panczel, Zoltan Prohaszka, and Karoly Racz

BRIEF REPORT: Overrepresentation of the N363S Variant of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene in Patients with Bilateral Adrenal Incidentalomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2796-2799; first published April 24 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2006-0066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Erica L. T. van den Akker, Henk Russcher, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Albert O. Brinkmann, Frank H. de Jong, Anita Hokken, Huibert A. P. Pols, Jan W. Koper, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

BRIEF REPORT: Glucocorticoid Receptor Polymorphism Affects Transrepression But Not Transactivation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2800-2803; first published May 9 2006 as doi:10.1210/jc.2005-2119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Announcements and Resources:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2688 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91: 2804-2807 [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: 2808-2810 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

David Cooper, Michael McDermott, and Leonard Wartofsky

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Cooper, Michael McDermott, and Leonard Wartofsky

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Hipertiroidismo
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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