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

Special Articles:

Doris M. Tham, Christopher D. Gardner, and William L. Haskell

CLINICAL REVIEW 97:Potential Health Benefits of Dietary Phytoestrogens: A Review of the Clinical, Epidemiological, and Mechanistic Evidence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2223-2235 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Marcus M.D.

EDITORIAL:New Perspectives on the Skeletal Role of Estrogen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2236-2238 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2236 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Swati Dave-Sharma, Robert C. Wilson, Madeleine D. Harbison, Ron Newfield, Maryam Razzaghy Azar, Zygmunt S. Krozowski, John W. Funder, Cedric H. L. Shackleton, H. Leon Bradlow, Ji-Qing Wei, Jos Hertecant, Antoinette Moran, Richard E. Neiberger, J. Williamson Balfe, Abduhl Fattah, Denis Daneman, H. Ilker Akkurt, Carlo De Santis, and Maria I. New

EXTENSIVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:Examination of Genotype and Phenotype Relationships in 14 Patients with Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2244-2254 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Bruce Ettinger, Alice Pressman, Peter Sklarin, Douglas C. Bauer, Jane A. Cauley, and Steven R. Cummings

Associations between Low Levels of Serum Estradiol, Bone Density, and Fractures among Elderly Women: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2239-2243 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tobias Carling, Jonas Rastad, Göran Åkerström, and Gunnar Westin

Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) and Parathyroid Hormone Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels Correspond to Polymorphic VDR Alleles in Human Parathyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2255-2259 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sundeep Khosla, L. Joseph Melton, III, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, W. M. O’Fallon, George G. Klee, and B. Lawrence Riggs

Relationship of Serum Sex Steroid Levels and Bone Turnover Markers with Bone Mineral Density in Men and Women: A Key Role for Bioavailable Estrogen
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2266-2274 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosario Pivonello, Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma, Giuseppina Facciolli, Michele Klain, Antongiulio Faggiano, Marco Salvatore, and Gaetano Lombardi

Impairment of Bone Status in Patients with Central Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2275-2280 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. J. Rosen, E. S. Kurland, D. Vereault, R. A. Adler, P. J. Rackoff, W. Y. Craig, S. Witte, J. Rogers, and J. P. Bilezikian

Association Between Serum Insulin Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) and a Simple Sequence Repeat in IGF-I Gene: Implications for Genetic Studies of Bone Mineral Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2286-2290 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gillian L. Booth, Donald A. Redelmeier, Harvey Grosman, Kalman Kovacs, Harley S. Smyth, and Shereen Ezzat

Improved Diagnostic Accuracy of Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling over Imaging for Localizing Pituitary Pathology in Patients with Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2291-2295 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2291 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anastasia Diamandi, M. Javad Khosravi, Jehangir Mistry, Victor Martinez, and Jaime Guevara-Aguirre

Filter Paper Blood Spot Assay of Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Protein-3 and Preliminary Application in the Evaluation of Growth Hormone Status
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2296-2301 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacobo Wortsman, Peter McConnachie, Kazuo Tahara, and Leonard D. Kohn

Thyrotropin Receptor Epitopes Recognized by Graves’ Autoantibodies Developing under Immunosuppressive Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2302-2308 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul A. Komesaroff, Catherine V.S. Black, and Roderick A. Westerman

A Novel, Nongenomic Action of Estrogen on the Cardiovascular System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2313-2316 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold N. Rosen, Alan C. Moses, Jeffrey Garber, Douglas S. Ross, Stephanie L. Lee, Lauren Ferguson, Vicki Chen, Kevin Lee, and Susan L. Greenspan

Randomized Trial of Pamidronate in Patients with Thyroid Cancer: Bone Density Is Not Reduced by Suppressive Doses of Thyroxine, But Is Increased by Cyclic Intravenous Pamidronate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2324-2330 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Seck, Beate Scheppach, Stefan Scharla, Ingo Diel, Werner F. Blum, Hanadi Bismar, Gerald Schmid, Burkhard Krempien, Reinhard Ziegler, and Johannes Pfeilschifter

Concentration of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and -II in Iliac Crest Bone Matrix from Pre- and Postmenopausal Women: Relationship to Age, Menopause, Bone Turnover, Bone Volume, and Circulating IGFs
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2331-2337 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2331 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erdinc Erturk, Craig A. Jaffe, and Ariel L. Barkan

Evaluation of the Integrity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis by Insulin Hypoglycemia Test
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2350-2354 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2350 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Verónica Mericq, Fernando Cassorla, Teresa Salazar, Alejandra Avila, Germán Iñiguez, Cyril Y. Bowers, and George R. Merriam

Effects of Eight Months Treatment with Graded Doses of a Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Peptide in GH-Deficient Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2355-2360 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Babek Imani, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans, Egbert R. te Velde, J. Dik F. Habbema, and Bart C. J. M. Fauser

Predictors of Patients Remaining Anovulatory during Clomiphene Citrate Induction of Ovulation in Normogonadotropic Oligoamenorrheic Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2361-2365 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2361 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan, Julian Seifter, Jennifer Scott, and Edward M. Brown

Calcium-Regulated Renal Calcium Handling in Healthy Men: Relationship to Sodium Handling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2366-2372 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2366 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arlan L. Rosenbloom, Jaime Guevara-Aguirre, Mary Anne Berg, and Uta Francke

Stature in Ecuadorians Heterozygous for Growth Hormone Receptor Gene E180 Splice Mutation Does Not Differ From That of Homozygous Normal Relatives
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2373-2375 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfonso Leal-Cerro, Pedro P. Garcia-Luna, Ricardo Astorga, Juana Parejo, Roberto Peino, Carlos Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

Serum Leptin Levels in Male Marathon Athletes before and after the Marathon Run
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2376-2379 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Ann Koller, Lanh Green, Joseph Michael Gertner, Michel Bost, and Saul Norberto Malozowski

Retinal Changes Mimicking Diabetic Retinopathy in Two Nondiabetic, Growth Hormone-Treated Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2380-2383 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oscar Joe Hines and H. Earl Gordon

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Patient with Eight Parathyroid Glands
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2384-2386 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2384 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Oerter Klein, Jeffrey Baron, Kevin M. Barnes, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, and Gordon B. Cutler, Jr.

Use of an Ultrasensitive Recombinant Cell Bioassay to Determine Estrogen Levels in Girls with Precocious Puberty Treated with a Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonist
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2387-2389 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. C. Ng, T. F. Fok, G. W. K. Wong, C. W. K. Lam, C. H. Lee, M. Y. Wong, K. Lam, and K. C. Ma

Pituitary-Adrenal Suppression in Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infants after Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2390-2393 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tarek M. Fiad, Thomas P. Smith, Sean K. Cunningham, and T. Joseph McKenna

Decline in Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Levels after Clomiphene Citrate Does Not Correct Hyperandrogenemia in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2394-2398 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2394 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alice S. Ryan, Josephine M. Egan, Joel F. Habener, and Dariush Elahi

Insulinotropic Hormone Glucagon-Like Peptide-1-(7–37) Appears Not to Augment Insulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake in Young Men during Euglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2399-2404 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2399 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. A. Rabini, P. Fumelli, G. Zolese, E. Amler, E. Salvolini, R. Staffolani, N. Cester, and L. Mazzanti

Modifications Induced by Plasma from Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Patients and by Lysophosphatidylcholine on Human Na⁺,K⁺-Adenosine Triphosphatase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2405-2410 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher Liddle, Bryan J. Goodwin, Jacob George, Michael Tapner, and Geoffrey C. Farrell

Separate and Interactive Regulation of Cytochrome P450 3A4 by Triiodothyronine, Dexamethasone, and Growth Hormone in Cultured Hepatocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2411-2416 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugenia Mato, Xavier Matías-Guiu, Ana Chico, Susan M. Webb, Rosa Cabezas, Lluis Berná, and Alberto de Leiva

Somatostatin and Somatostatin Receptor Subtype Gene Expression in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2417-2420 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Kusec, A. S. Virdi, R. Prince, and J. T. Triffitt

Localization of Estrogen Receptor- in Human and Rabbit Skeletal Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2421-2428 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2421 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Sauer, U. Renner, U. Hopfner, M. Lange, A. Müller, C. J. Strasburger, U. Pagotto, E. Arzt, and G. K. Stalla

Interleukin-1ß Enhances Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Content in Human Somatotroph Adenoma Cell Cultures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2429-2434 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2429 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. C. Latronico, A. N. Abell, I. J. P. Arnhold, X. Liu, T. S. S. Lins, V. N. Brito, A. E. Billerbeck, D. L. Segaloff, and B. B. Mendonca

A Unique Constitutively Activating Mutation in Third Transmembrane Helix of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Causes Sporadic Male Gonadotropin-Independent Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2435-2440 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomomi Fujisawa, Hiroshi Ikegami, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, and Toshio Ogihara

Meta-Analysis of the Association of Trp⁶⁴Arg Polymorphism of ß₃-Adrenergic Receptor Gene with Body Mass Index
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2441-2444 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Skjærbæk, Jan Frystyk, Hans Ørskov, Peter Kissmeyer-Nielsen, Martin Bach Jensen, Søren Laurberg, Niels Møller, and Allan Flyvbjerg

Differential Changes in Free and Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor I after Major, Elective Abdominal Surgery: The Possible Role of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3 Proteolysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2445-2449 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2445 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Barbe, Laurence Millet, Dominique Larrouy, Jean Galitzky, Michel Berlan, Jean-Pierre Louvet, and Dominique Langin

Uncoupling Protein-2 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression During Very-Low-Calorie Diet in Obese Premenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2450-2453 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2450 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ennian Xiao, Linna Xia-Zhang, Alinda Barth, Jun Zhu, and Michel Ferin

Stress and the Menstrual Cycle: Relevance of Cycle Quality in the Short- and Long-Term Response to a 5-Day Endotoxin Challenge during the Follicular Phase in the Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2454-2460 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2454 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Colin Duncan, Alan S. McNeilly, and Peter J. Illingworth

The Effect of Luteal "Rescue" on the Expression and Localization of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Tissue Inhibitors in the Human Corpus Luteum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2470-2478 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2470 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. J. Weil, K. Vendola, J. Zhou, O. O. Adesanya, J. Wang, J. Okafor, and C. A. Bondy

Androgen Receptor Gene Expression in the Primate Ovary: Cellular Localization, Regulation, and Functional Correlations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2479-2485 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luca Persani, Stefano Borgato, Roberto Romoli, Carmela Asteria, Alessandro Pizzocaro, and Paolo Beck-Peccoz

Changes in the Degree of Sialylation of Carbohydrate Chains Modify the Biological Properties of Circulating Thyrotropin Isoforms in Various Physiological and Pathological States
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2486-2492 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Franco Arturi, Diego Russo, Martin Schlumberger, Jean-Antoine du Villard, Bernard Caillou, Paolo Vigneri, René Wicker, Eusebio Chiefari, Horacio G. Suarez, and Sebastiano Filetti

Iodide Symporter Gene Expression in Human Thyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2493-2496 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomoyuki Watanabe, Mei Bai, Charles R. Lane, Susumu Matsumoto, Kanshi Minamitani, Masanori Minagawa, Hiroo Niimi, Edward M. Brown, and Toshiyuki Yasuda

Familial Hypoparathyroidism: Identification of a Novel Gain of Function Mutation in Transmembrane Domain 5 of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2497-2502 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Feingold, Moshe Zilberstein, Rajesh K. Srivastava, Machelle M. Seibel, Shalom Bar-Ami, and Edouard Hambartsoumian

Expression of Wilms’ Tumor Suppressor Gene (WT1) in Term Human Trophoblast: Regulation by Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2503-2508 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Bang, Jonas Nygren, Christine Carlsson-Skwirut, Anders Thorell, and Olle Ljungqvist

Postoperative Induction of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Proteolytic Activity: Relation to Insulin and Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2509-2515 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2509 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mikhail V. Blagosklonny, Paraskevi Giannakakou, Malgorzata Wojtowicz, Larisa Y. Romanova, Kenneth B. Ain, Susan E. Bates, and Tito Fojo

Effects of p53-Expressing Adenovirus on the Chemosensitivity and Differentiation of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2516-2522 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Krista Erkkilä, Virve Hirvonen, Eero Wuokko, Martti Parvinen, and Leo Dunkel

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine Inhibits Apoptosis in Human Male Germ Cells in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2523-2531 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. Y. Shen, R. I. G. Holt, J. P. Miell, S. Justice, B. Portmann, M.-C. Postel-Vinay, and R. J. M. Ross

Cirrhotic Liver Expresses Low Levels of the Full-Length and Truncated Growth Hormone Receptors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2532-2538 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dimitris Grammatopoulos, Yalei Dai, Jing Chen, Emmanouil Karteris, Nikoletta Papadopoulou, Andrew J. Easton, and Edward W. Hillhouse

Human Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor: Differences in Subtype Expression between Pregnant and Nonpregnant Myometria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2539-2544 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. N. Jabbour, H. O. D. Critchley, and S. C. Boddy

Expression of Functional Prolactin Receptors in Nonpregnant Human Endometrium: Janus Kinase-2, Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-1 (STAT1), and STAT5 Proteins Are Phosphorylated after Stimulation with Prolactin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2545-2553 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. L. Walker, P. A. Crock, S. N. Behncken, S. W. Rowlinson, L. M. Nicholson, T. J. C. Boulton, and M. J. Waters

A Novel Mutation Affecting the Interdomain Link Region of the Growth Hormone Receptor in a Vietnamese Girl, and Response to Long-Term Treatment with Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Analogue
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2554-2561 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2554 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew S. Gill, Andrew A. Toogood, Paul A. O’Neill, Michael O. Thorner, Stephen M. Shalet, and Peter E. Clayton

COMMENTS:Urinary Growth Hormone (GH), Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), and IGF-Binding Protein-3 Measurements in the Diagnosis of Adult GH Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2562-2565 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laure C. Morin-Papunen, Riitta M. Koivunen, Candido Tomás, Aimo Ruokonen, and Hannu K. Martikainen

COMMENTS:Decreased Serum Leptin Concentrations during Metformin Therapy in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2566-2568 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dragan Micic, Vera Popovic, Mirjana Doknic, Djuro Macut, Carlos Dieguez, and Felipe F. Casanueva

COMMENTS:Preserved Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion in Aged and Very Old Subjects after Testing with the Combined Stimulus GH-Releasing Hormone plus GH-Releasing Hexapeptide-6
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2569-2572 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2569 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Mulatero, Franco Veglio, Catia Pilon, Franco Rabbia, Cristina Zocchi, Paolo Limone, Marco Boscaro, Nicoletta Sonino, and Francesco Fallo

COMMENTS:Diagnosis of Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism in Primary Aldosteronism: Aldosterone Response to Dexamethasone and Long Polymerase Chain Reaction for Chimeric Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2573-2575 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Etah S. Kurland, Fredriech K. W. Chan, Clifford J. Rosen, and John P. Bilezikian

COMMENTS:Normal Growth Hormone Secretory Reserve in Men with Idiopathic Osteoporosis and Reduced Circulating Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2576-2579 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale, Joaquín Serrano-Gotarredona, Sergio Avila, Juan Villar-Palasí, César Varela, and José Sancho

COMMENTS:The Increased Circulating Prostate-Specific Antigen Concentrations in Women with Hirsutism Do Not Respond to Acute Changes in Adrenal or Ovarian Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2580-2584 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Felix Beuschlein, Egbert Schulze, Patricia Mora, Hans-Peter Gensheimer, Christiane Maser-Gluth, Bruno Allolio, and Martin Reincke

COMMENTS:Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Mutations and 21-Hydroxylase Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Human Adrenocortical Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2585-2588 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2585 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Mark R. Palmert, Sally Radovick, and Paul A. Boepple

Leptin Levels in Children with Central Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2260-2265 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jordan W. Finkelstein, Elizabeth J. Susman, Vernon M. Chinchilli, M. Rose D’Arcangelo, Susan J. Kunselman, Jacqueline Schwab, Laurence M. Demers, Lynn S. Liben, and Howard E. Kulin

Effects of Estrogen or Testosterone on Self-Reported Sexual Responses and Behaviors in Hypogonadal Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2281-2285 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen K. Miller, Manisha S. Parulekar, Elizabeth Schoenfeld, Ellen Anderson, Jane Hubbard, Anne Klibanski, and Steven K. Grinspoon

Decreased Leptin Levels in Normal Weight Women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: The Effects of Body Composition and Nutritional Intake
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2309-2312 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Azziz, V. Black, G. A. Hines, L. M. Fox, and L. R. Boots

Adrenal Androgen Excess in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Sensitivity and Responsivity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2317-2323 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2317 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eyal Sivan, Carol J. Homko, Paul G. Whittaker, E. Albert Reece, Xinhua Chen, and Guenther Boden

Free Fatty Acids and Insulin Resistance during Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2338-2342 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frances J. Hayes, Ann E. Taylor, Kathryn A. Martin, and Janet E. Hall

Use of a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist as a Physiologic Probe in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Assessment of Neuroendocrine and Androgen Dynamics
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2343-2349 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2343 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven D. Wise, Michael F. Nielsen, Philip E. Cryer, and R. A. Rizza

Overnight Normalization of Glucose Concentrations Improves Hepatic But Not Extrahepatic Insulin Action in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2461-2469 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2461 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Y.-L. Kao, K. Donaghue, A. Chan, J. Knight, and M. Silink

A Variant of Paraoxonase (PON1) Gene Is Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy in IDDM
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2589-2592 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2589 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D.-H. Yang, H.-S. Kim, E. M. Wilson, R. G. Rosenfeld, and Y. Oh

Identification of Glycosylated 38-kDa Connective Tissue Growth Factor (IGFBP-Related Protein 2) and Proteolytic Fragments in Human Biological Fluids, and Up-Regulation of IGFBP-rP2 Expression by TGF-ß in Hs578T Human Breast Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2593-2596 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Reincke, F. Beuschlein, E. Lalli, W. Arlt, S. Vay, P. Sassone-Corsi, and B. Allolio

DAX-1 Expression in Human Adrenocortical Neoplasms: Implications for Steroidogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2597-2600 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2597 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Q. Fofanova, N. Takamura, E. Kinoshita, J. S. Parks, M. R. Brown, V. A. Peterkova, O. V. Evgrafov, N. P. Goncharov, A. A. Bulatov, I. I. Dedov, and S. Yamashita

Compound Heterozygous Deletion of the PROP-1 Gene in Children with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2601-2604 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2601 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Alessandro Sartorio and Antonio Conti

Bone and Collagen Turnover in Patients with Active and Preclinical Cushing’s Syndrome and in Subjects with Adrenal Incidentaloma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2605 doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2605 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giangiacomo Osella, Massimo Terzolo, and Giuseppe Reimondo

Bone and Collagen Turnover in Patients with Active and Preclinical Cushing’s Syndrome and in Subjects with Adrenal Incidentaloma—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998 83: 2605a-2606a doi:10.1210/jc.83.7.2605-a [Full Text] [PDF]  

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Minimal Cardiac Effects in Asymptomatic Athyreotic Patients Chronically Treated with Thyrotropin-suppressive Doses of L-Thyroxine—Authors’ Response
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