Articles listed in blue may be of special interest to clinicians.

Special Articles:

Scott A. Rivkees, Charles Sklar, and Michael Freemark

CLINICAL REVIEW 99:The Management of Graves’ Disease in Children, with Special Emphasis on Radioiodine Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3767-3776 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3767 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Terry F. Davies

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Thyroid-Stimulating Antibodies Predict Hyperthyroidism^a
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3777-3781 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3777 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elio Roti, Lewis E. Braverman, and Leslie J. DeGroot

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:TSH Receptor Antibody Measurement in the Diagnosis and Management of Graves’ Disease Is Rarely Necessary^b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3781-3784 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3781 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leslie J. DeGroot

THERAPEUTIC CONTROVERSY:Conclusion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3784-3785 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3784 [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Leibowitz, D. Pertsemlidis, and J. L. Gabrilove

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Recurrent Cushing’s Syndrome Due to Recurrent Adrenocortical Tumor—Fragmentation or Tumor in Ectopic Adrenal Tissue?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3786-3789 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Annamaria Colao, Secondo Lastoria, Diego Ferone, Rosario Pivonello, Paolo E. Macchia, Patrizia Vassallo, Giulio BonavolontÁ, Pietro Muto, Gaetano Lombardi, and Gianfranco Fenzi

Orbital Scintigraphy with [¹¹¹In-Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid-D-Phe¹]-Octreotide Predicts the Clinical Response to Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3790-3794 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3790 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt Lippuner, Jean-Paul Casez, Fritz F. Horber, and Philippe Jaeger

Effects of Deflazacort Versus Prednisone on Bone Mass, Body Composition, and Lipid Profile: A Randomized, Double Blind Study in Kidney Transplant Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3795-3802 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Ortiz, Kenneth H. Hupart, Charles R. DeFesi, and Martin I. Surks

Effect of Early Referral to an Endocrinologist on Efficiency and Cost of Evaluation and Development of Treatment Plan in Patients with Thyroid Nodules
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3803-3807 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3803 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah Storm, REBEKAH ESLIN Eileen Smith Porter, Katherine Musgrave, Donald Vereault, Christine Patton, Cathy Kessenich, Subburaman Mohan, Tai Chen, Michael F. Holick, and Clifford J. Rosen

Calcium Supplementation Prevents Seasonal Bone Loss and Changes in Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in Elderly New England Women: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3817-3825 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3817 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Maria Comaru-Schally, William Brannan, Andrew V. Schally, Maureen Colcolough, and Manoj Monga

Efficacy and Safety of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Antagonist Cetrorelix in the Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3826-3831 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3826 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlotte J. Haug, Pål Aukrust, Egil Haug, Lars Mørkrid, Fredrik Müller, and Stig S. Frøland

Severe Deficiency of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Association with Immunological Hyperactivity and Only Minor Changes in Calcium Homeostasis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3832-3838 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3832 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Cardinal, J.-H. Brossard, L. Roy, R. Lepage, L. Rousseau, and P. D’Amour

The Set Point of Parathyroid Hormone Stimulation by Calcium Is Normal in Progressive Renal Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3839-3844 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3839 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed Abdelhadi and Jörgen Nordenström

Bone Mineral Recovery after Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Primary and Renal Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3845-3851 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3845 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. W. Maier, M. E. Kreis, W. Renn, P. L. Pereira, H. U. Häring, and H. D. Becker

Parathyroid Hormone after Adenectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism. A Study of Peptide Hormone Elimination Kinetics in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3852-3856 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3852 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tony W. L. Mak, Chi-Chung Shek, Chun-Chung Chow, Yun-Kwok Wing, and Sing Lee

Effects of Lithium Therapy on Bone Mineral Metabolism: A Two-Year Prospective Longitudinal Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3857-3859 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3857 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olafur S. Indridason, Carl F. Pieper, and L. Darryl Quarles

Predictors of Short-Term Changes in Serum Intact Parathyroid Hormone Levels in Hemodialysis Patients: Role of Phosphorus, Calcium, and Gender
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3860-3866 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3860 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald R. Neumann, Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., Arelis Madera, C. Oliver Wong, and Michael Lieber

Parathyroid Detection in Secondary Hyperparathyroidism with ¹²³I/^99mTc-Sestamibi Subtraction Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3867-3871 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3867 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Svetlana Lajic, Anna Wedell, The-Hung Bui, E. Martin Ritzén, and Mikael Holst

Long-Term Somatic Follow-Up of Prenatally Treated Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3872-3880 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3872 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flávio Zelmanovitz, Sandra Genro, and Jorge L. Gross

Suppressive Therapy with Levothyroxine for Solitary Thyroid Nodules: A Double-blind Controlled Clinical Study and Cumulative Meta-analyses
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3881-3885 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3881 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed Maghnie, Valeria Spica-Russotto, Marco Cappa, Michele Autelli, Carmine Tinelli, Patrizia Civolani, Romano Deghenghi, Francesca Severi, and Sandro Loche

The Growth Hormone Response to Hexarelin in Patients with Different Hypothalamic-Pituitary Abnormalities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3886-3889 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3886 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Kuromaru, H. Kohno, N. Ueyama, H. M. S. Hassan, S. Honda, and T. Hara

Long-Term Prospective Study of Body Composition and Lipid Profiles during and after Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment in Children with GH Deficiency: Gender-Specific Metabolic Effects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3890-3896 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3890 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Birgitta Bülow, Robyn Attewell, Lars Hagmar, Per Malmström, Carl-Henrik Nordström, and Eva Marie Erfurth

Postoperative Prognosis in Craniopharyngioma with Respect to Cardiovascular Mortality, Survival, and Tumor Recurrence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3897-3904 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3897 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matteo Zingrillo, Daniela Collura, Maria Rosaria Ghiggi, Vincenzo Nirchio, and Vincenzo Trischitta

Treatment of Large Cold Benign Thyroid Nodules Not Eligible for Surgery with Percutaneous Ethanol Injection
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3905-3907 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3905 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Makoto Iitaka, Shiro Miura, Kayo Yamanaka, Satomi Kawasaki, Shinji Kitahama, Yoshito Kawakami, Sachiko Kakinuma, Ikurou Oosuga, Seiki Wada, and Shigehiro Katayama

Increased Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels and Intrathyroidal Vascular Area in Patients with Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3908-3912 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3908 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. M. Drake, D. Coyte, C. Camacho-Hübner, N. M. Jivanji, G. Kaltsas, D. F. Wood, P. J. Trainer, A. B. Grossman, G. M. Besser, and J. P. Monson

Optimizing Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy by Dose Titration in Hypopituitary Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3913-3919 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3913 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. M. Buckler, W. R. Robertson, and F. C. W. Wu

Which Androgen Replacement Therapy for Women?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3920-3924 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3920 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cecilia Karlsson, Kajsa Lindell, Malin Ottosson, Lars Sjöström, Björn Carlsson, and Lena M. S. Carlsson

Human Adipose Tissue Expresses Angiotensinogen and Enzymes Required for Its Conversion to Angiotensin II
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3925-3929 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3925 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guiming Cai, Toshimi Michigami, Takehisa Yamamoto, Natsuo Yasui, Kenichi Satomura, Masayo Yamagata, Masaaki Shima, Shigeo Nakajima, Sotaro Mushiake, Shintaro Okada, and Keiichi Ozono

Analysis of Localization of Mutated Tissue-Nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase Proteins Associated with Neonatal Hypophosphatasia Using Green Fluorescent Protein Chimeras
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3936-3942 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3936 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinya Yoshioka, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Shigetoshi Yamada, Keiji Tatsumi, Takahiro Nakayama, Toshihiro Higuchi, Takuya Inoue, Michiyuki Maeda, and Shingo Fujii

Endothelin-Converting Enzyme-1 Is Expressed on Human Ovarian Follicles and Corpora Lutea of Menstrual Cycle and Early Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3943-3950 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3943 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen P. Coburn, J. Dennis Mahuren, Manas Jain, Yvonne Zubovic, and Jacobo Wortsman

Alkaline Phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1) in Serum Is Inhibited by Physiological Concentrations of Inorganic Phosphate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3951-3957 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3951 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederick D. Grant, Arshanoush Ahmadi, Catherine M. Hosley, and Joseph A. Majzoub

Two Novel Mutations of the Vasopressin Gene Associated with Familial Diabetes Insipidus and Identification of an Asymptomatic Carrier Infant
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3958-3964 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3958 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret A. Shupnik, Leslie K. Pitt, Ann Y. Soh, Alice Anderson, M. Beatrice Lopes, and Edward R. Laws, Jr.

Selective Expression of Estrogen Receptor and ß Isoforms in Human Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3965-3972 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3965 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Levalle, C. Zylbersztein, S. Aszpis, D. Aquilano, C. Terradas, M. Colombani, C. Aranda, and H. Scaglia

Recombinant Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Administration Increases Testosterone Production in Men, Possibly by a Sertoli Cell-Secreted Nonsteroid Factor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3973-3976 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3973 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Søren Snitker, P. Antonio Tataranni, and Eric Ravussin

Respiratory Quotient Is Inversely Associated with Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3977-3979 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3977 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Hegele, Stewart B. Harris, Bernard Zinman, Jian Wang, Henian Cao, Anthony J. G. Hanley, Lap-Chee Tsui, and Stephen W. Scherer

Variation in the AU(AT)-Rich Element within the 3'-Untranslated Region of PPP1R3 Is Associated with Variation in Plasma Glucose in Aboriginal Canadians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3980-3983 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debbie S. Willis, Hazel Watson, Helen D. Mason, Ray Galea, Mark Brincat, and Stephen Franks

Premature Response to Luteinizing Hormone of Granulosa Cells from Anovulatory Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relevance to Mechanism of Anovulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3984-3991 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3984 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Søren A. Urhammer, Ann Merete Møller, Birgit Nyholm, Claus T. Ekstrøm, Hans Eiberg, Jesper O. Clausen, Torben Hansen, Oluf Pedersen, and Ole Schmitz

The Effect of Two Frequent Amino Acid Variants of the Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1 Gene on Estimates of the Pancreatic ß-Cell Function in Caucasian Glucose-Tolerant First-Degree Relatives of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3992-3995 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3992 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Mulatero, K. M. Curnow, B. Aupetit-Faisant, M. Foekling, C. Gomez-Sanchez, F. Veglio, X. Jeunemaitre, P. Corvol, and L. Pascoe

Recombinant CYP11B Genes Encode Enzymes that Can Catalyze Conversion of 11-Deoxycortisol to Cortisol, 18-Hydroxycortisol, and 18-Oxocortisol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3996-4001 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3996 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ernesto GarcÍa-Rubi, Raymond D. Starling, André Tchernof, Dwight E. Matthews, Jeremy D. Walston, Alan R. Shuldiner, Kristi Silver, Eric T. Poehlman, and Jorge Calles-Escandón

Trp⁶⁴Arg Variant of the ß₃-Adrenoceptor and Insulin Resistance in Obese Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4002-4005 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert N. Taylor, Jean-François Savouret, Christian Vaisse, Jean-Louis Vigne, Isabelle Ryan, Daniela Hornung, Markku Seppälä, and Edwin Milgrom

Promegestone (R5020) and Mifepristone (RU486) Both Function as Progestational Agonists of Human Glycodelin Gene Expression in Isolated Human Epithelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4006-4012 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. E. Wilson

Effects of Estradiol and Exogenous Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) on the IGF-I Axis during Growth Hormone Inhibition and Antagonism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4013-4021 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Suzuki, Hironobu Sasano, Satoshi Suzuki, Gen Hirasawa, Junji Takeyama, Yasunari Muramatsu, Fumiko Date, Hiroshi Nagura, and Zygmunt S. Krozowski

11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 in Human Lung: Possible Regulator of Mineralocorticoid Action
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4022-4025 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. A. Th. F. Gabreëls, D. F. Swaab, D. P. V. de Kleijn, A. Dean, N. G. Seidah, J.-W. Van de Loo, W. J. M. Van de Ven, G. J. M. Martens, and F. W. van Leeuwen

The Vasopressin Precursor Is Not Processed in the Hypothalamus of Wolfram Syndrome Patients with Diabetes Insipidus: Evidence for the Involvement of PC2 and 7B2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4026-4033 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takako Saito, San-e Ishikawa, Fumiko Ando, Nobukazu Okada, Tomoatsu Nakamura, Ikuyo Kusaka, Minori Higashiyama, Shoichiro Nagasaka, and Toshikazu Saito

Exaggerated Urinary Excretion of Aquaporin-2 in the Pathological State of Impaired Water Excretion Dependent upon Arginine Vasopressin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4034-4040 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4034 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Bartoli, Nathalie Baeza, Catherine Figarella, Isabelle Pellegrini, and Dominique Figarella-Branger

Expression of Peptide-23/Pancreatitis-Associated Protein and Reg Genes in Human Pituitary and Adenomas: Comparison with Other Fetal and Adult Human Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4041-4046 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamás Ördög, Jason R. Goldsmith, Ming-Dao Chen, Martin A. Connaughton, Julane Hotchkiss, and Ernst Knobil

On the Mechanism of the Positive Feedback Action of Estradiol on Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in the Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4047-4053 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SØren Snitker, Johan Hellmér, Jr., Michael Boschmann, Olalekan E. Odeleye, Mary Beth Monroe, James B. Young, and Eric Ravussin

In Situ Lipolytic Responses to Isoproterenol and Physiological Stressors Are Similar in Obese Pima Indians and Caucasians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4054-4058 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilan Shimon, Xinmin Yan, Denis A. Magoffin, Theodore C. Friedman, and Shlomo Melmed

Intact Leptin Receptor Is Selectively Expressed in Human Fetal Pituitary and Pituitary Adenomas and Signals Human Fetal Pituitary Growth Hormone Secretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4059-4064 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiralal G. Maheshwari, Bernard L. Silverman, Josée Dupuis, and Gerhard Baumann

Phenotype and Genetic Analysis of a Syndrome Caused by an Inactivating Mutation in the Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptor: Dwarfism of Sindh
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4065-4074 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George J. Kahaly, Jana Nieswandt, Stefan Wagner, Jens Schlegel, Susanne Mohr-Kahaly, and Gerhard Hommel

Ineffective Cardiorespiratory Function in Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4075-4078 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. E. Sanchez, E. Perera, L. Baumbach, and W. W. Cleveland

Growth Hormone Receptor Mutations in Children with Idiopathic Short Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4079-4083 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. T. van der Merwe, N. J. Crowther, G. P. Schlaphoff, I. H. Boyd, I. P. Gray, B. I. Joffe, and P. N. Lönnroth

Lactate and Glycerol Release from the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Obese Urban Women from South Africa; Important Metabolic Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4084-4091 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katarina Englund, Agneta Blanck, Inger Gustavsson, Ulrika Lundkvist, Peter Sjöblom, Allan Norgren, and Bo Lindblom

Sex Steroid Receptors in Human Myometrium and Fibroids: Changes during the Menstrual Cycle and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4092-4096 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Y. Xing, J. C. Challier, J. Lepercq, M. Caüzac, M. J. Charron, J. Girard, and S. Hauguel-de Mouzon

Unexpected Expression of Glucose Transporter 4 in Villous Stromal Cells of Human Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4097-4101 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernard Caillou, Frédéric Troalen, Eric Baudin, Monique Talbot, Sébastiano Filetti, Martin Schlumberger, and Jean-Michel Bidart

Na⁺/I^- Symporter Distribution in Human Thyroid Tissues: An Immunohistochemical Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4102-4106 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Yvette Stevens, John R. G. Challis, and Stephen J. Lye

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Subtype 1 Is Significantly Up-Regulated at the Time of Labor in the Human Myometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4107-4115 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonia L. Sugg, Shereen Ezzat, Irving B. Rosen, Jeremy L. Freeman, and Sylvia L. Asa

Distinct Multiple RET/PTC Gene Rearrangements in Multifocal Papillary Thyroid Neoplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4116-4122 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinji Kosugi, Yuichi Sato, Akira Matsuda, Yoshihide Ohyama, Kenji Fujieda, Hiroaki Inomata, Toru Kameya, Osamu Isozaki, and Sissy M. Jhiang

High Prevalence of T354P Sodium/Iodide Symporter Gene Mutation in Japanese Patients with Iodide Transport Defect Who Have Heterogeneous Clinical Pictures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4123-4129 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michela Battifora, Giampaola Pesce, Francesca Paolieri, Nicolò Fiorino, Carla Giordano, Anna Maria Riccio, Giancarlo Torre, Daniel Olive, and Marcello Bagnasco

B7.1 Costimulatory Molecule Is Expressed on Thyroid Follicular Cells in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, But Not in Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4130-4139 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julio Licinio, André B. Negrão, Christos Mantzoros, Virginia Kaklamani, Ma-Li Wong, Peter B. Bongiorno, Paula P. Negro, Abeda Mulla, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Laura Cearnal, Jeffrey S. Flier, and Philip W. Gold

Sex Differences in Circulating Human Leptin Pulse Amplitude: Clinical Implications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4140-4147 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rekha Bajoria and Michael Babawale

Ontogeny of Endogenous Secretion of Immunoreactive-Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone by the Human Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4148-4155 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Portrat-Doyen, J. Tourniaire, O. Richard, P. Mulatero, B. Aupetit-Faisant, K.M. Curnow, L. Pascoe, and Y. Morel

Isolated Aldosterone Synthase Deficiency Caused by Simultaneous E198D and V386A Mutations in the CYP11B2 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4156-4161 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4156 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, Maria João Gil-da-Costa, CecÍlia L. S. Santos, Ana Maria Medina, J. Costa e Silva, R. M. Tsou, and Manuel Sobrinho-Simões

Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma Arising from Congenital Goiter due to Mutation in the Thyroperoxidase Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4162-4166 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4162 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henry G. Burger, Nigel P. Groome, and David M. Robertson

COMMENTS:Both Inhibin A and B Respond to Exogenous Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in the Follicular Phase of the Human Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4167-4169 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Pamela U. Freda, Kalmon D. Post, Jeffrey S. Powell, and Sharon L. Wardlaw

Evaluation of Disease Status with Sensitive Measures of Growth Hormone Secretion in 60 Postoperative Patients with Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3808-3816 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3808 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric S. Orwoll, Norman H. Bell, Mark S. Nanes, Karen A. Flessland, Mary B. Pettinger, Nancy J. S. Mallinak, and Daniel F. Cain

Collagen N-Telopeptide Excretion in Men: The Effects of Age and Intrasubject Variability
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 3930-3935 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.3930 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Herman Adlercreutz

Comment on Altered Hydroxylation of Estrogen in Patients with Postmenopausal Osteopenia^a
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4170-4171 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4170 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sung-Kil Lim, Young Jun Won, Suk Ho Kwon, Eun Jig Lee, Kyung Rae Kim, Hyun Chul Lee, Kap Bum Huh, and Bong Chul Chung

Altered Hydroxylation of Estrogen in Patients with Postmenopausal Osteopenia—Authors’ Response^b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 4171 doi:10.1210/jc.83.11.4171 [Full Text]  

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