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

Special Articles:

John W. Funder

EDITORIAL:15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase: Cinderella Meets Prince Serendip
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 393-394 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.393 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roy E. Weiss and Samuel Refetoff

EDITORIAL:Treatment of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone—Primum Non Nocere
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 401-404 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.401 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Oerter Klein

EDITORIAL:Precocious Puberty: Who Has It? Who Should Be Treated?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 411-414 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.411 [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. J. Mather, C. L. Chik, and B. Corenblum

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Maintenance of Serum Calcium by Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide During Lactation in a Hypoparathyroid Patient
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 424-427 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.424 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Studies:

Falguni A. Patel, Kang Sun, and John R. G. Challis

Local Modulation by 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase of Glucocorticoid Effects on the Activity of 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase in Human Chorion and Placental Trophoblast Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 395-400 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Asteria, O. Rajanayagam, T. N. Collingwood, L. Persani, R. Romoli, D. Mannavola, P. Zamperini, F. Buzi, F. Ciralli, V. K. K. Chatterjee, and P. Beck-Peccoz

Prenatal Diagnosis of Thyroid Hormone Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 405-410 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Siddiqi, J. P. Monson, D. F. Wood, G. M. Besser, and J. M. Burrin

Serum Cytokines in Thyrotoxicosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 435-439 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cecilia Invitti, Francesca Pecori Giraldi, Martina De Martin, and Francesco Cavagnini

Diagnosis and Management of Cushing’s Syndrome: Results of an Italian Multicentre Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 440-448 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Maria Pasquino, Ida Pucarelli, Maria Segni, Marco Matrunola, and Fabio Cerrone

Adult Height in Girls with Central Precocious Puberty Treated with Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogues and Growth Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 449-452 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.449 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marija Pfeifer, Renata Verhovec, Bogomir Zizek, Janez Prezelj, Pavel Poredos, and Richard N. Clayton

Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment Reverses Early Atherosclerotic Changes in GH-Deficient Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 453-457 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keh-Chuan Loh, Francis S. Greenspan, Fang Dong, Theodore R. Miller, and Peter P. B. Yeo

Influence of Lymphocytic Thyroiditis on the Prognostic Outcome of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 458-463 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.458 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

André Aleman, Harald J. J. Verhaar, Edward H. F. de Haan, Wouter R. de Vries, Monique M. Samson, Madeleine L. Drent, Eduard A. van der Veen, and Hans P. F. Koppeschaar

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Cognitive Function in Healthy Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 471-475 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.471 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Françoise Brucker-Davis, Edward H. Oldfield, Monica C. Skarulis, John L. Doppman, and Bruce D. Weintraub

Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Tumors: Diagnostic Criteria, Thyroid Hormone Sensitivity, and Treatment Outcome in 25 Patients Followed at the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 476-486 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.476 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. A. Kaltsas, M. G. Giannulis, J. D. C. Newell-Price, J. E. Dacie, C. Thakkar, F. Afshar, J. P. Monson, A. B. Grossman, G. M. Besser, and P. J. Trainer

A Critical Analysis of the Value of Simultaneous Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling in Cushing’s Disease and the Occult Ectopic Adrenocorticotropin Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 487-492 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.487 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferruccio Santini, Luca Chiovato, Paolo Ghirri, Paola Lapi, Claudia Mammoli, Lucia Montanelli, Giovanna Scartabelli, Giovanni Ceccarini, Luca Coccoli, Inder J. Chopra, Antonio Boldrini, and Aldo Pinchera

Serum Iodothyronines in the Human Fetus and the Newborn: Evidence for an Important Role of Placenta in Fetal Thyroid Hormone Homeostasis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 493-498 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fausto Bogazzi, Luigi Bartalena, Sandra Brogioni, Giovanna Scarcello, Alessandro Burelli, Alberto Campomori, Luca Manetti, Giuseppe Rossi, Aldo Pinchera, and Enio Martino

Comparison of Radioiodine with Radioiodine plus Lithium in the Treatment of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 499-503 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.499 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne T. Reutens, John C. Achermann, Masafumi Ito, Mika Ito, Wen-Xia Gu, Reema L. Habiby, Patricia A. Donohoue, Songya Pang, Peter C. Hindmarsh, and J. Larry Jameson

Clinical and Functional Effects of Mutations in the DAX-1 Gene in Patients with Adrenal Hypoplasia Congenita
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 504-511 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Helene Lafage-Proust, Christian Combe, Nicole Barthe, and Michel Aparicio

Bone Mass and Dynamic Parathyroid Function According to Bone Histology in Nondialyzed Uremic Patients after Long-Term Protein and Phosphorus Restriction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 512-519 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luisa Barzon, Carla Scaroni, Nicoletta Sonino, Francesco Fallo, Agostino Paoletta, and Marco Boscaro

Risk Factors and Long-Term Follow-Up of Adrenal Incidentalomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 520-526 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.520 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Baldelli, Elisabetta Ferretti, Marie-Lise Jaffrain-Rea, Gianluca Iacobellis, Giuseppe Minniti, Barbara Caracciolo, Carlo Moroni, Rosario Cassone, Alberto Gulino, and Guido Tamburrano

Cardiac Effects of Slow-Release Lanreotide, a Slow-Release Somatostatin Analog, in Acromegalic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 527-532 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.527 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John L. Doppman, Richard Chang, Edward H. Oldfield, George Chrousos, Constantine A. Stratakis, and Lynnette K. Nieman

The Hypoplastic Inferior Petrosal Sinus: A Potential Source of False-Negative Results in Petrosal Sampling for Cushing’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 533-540 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francoise Borson-Chazot, Catherine Harthe, Frederic Teboul, Florence Labrousse, Caroline Gaume, Ludivine Guadagnino, Bruno Claustrat, Francois Berthezene, and Philippe Moulin

Occurrence of Hyperhomocysteinemia 1 Year after Gastroplasty for Severe Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 541-545 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.541 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marja Komulainen, Heikki Kröger, Marjo T. Tuppurainen, Anna-Mari Heikkinen, Esko Alhava, Risto Honkanen, Jukka Jurvelin, and Seppo Saarikoski

Prevention of Femoral and Lumbar Bone Loss with Hormone Replacement Therapy and Vitamin D₃ in Early Postmenopausal Women: A Population-Based 5-Year Randomized Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 546-552 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.546 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans Olivecrona, Agneta Hilding, Christina Ekström, Hans Barle, Björn Nyberg, Christer Möller, Patrick J. Delhanty, Robert C. Baxter, Bo Angelin, Tomas J. Ekström, and Michael Tally

Acute and Short-Term Effects of Growth Hormone on Insulin-Like Growth Factors and Their Binding Proteins: Serum Levels and Hepatic Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Responses in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 553-560 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabrizio Aghini-Lombardi, Lucia Antonangeli, Enio Martino, Paolo Vitti, Doretta Maccherini, Francesco Leoli, Teresa Rago, Lucia Grasso, Rocco Valeriano, Angelo Balestrieri, and Aldo Pinchera

The Spectrum of Thyroid Disorders in an Iodine-Deficient Community: The Pescopagano Survey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 561-566 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas de Roux, Jacques Young, Sylvie Brailly-Tabard, Micheline Misrahi, Edwin Milgrom, and Gilbert Schaison

The Same Molecular Defects of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Determine a Variable Degree of Hypogonadism in Affected Kindred
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 567-572 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.567 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Denise G. von Mühlen, and Donna Kritz-Silverstein

Bioavailable Testosterone and Depressed Mood in Older Men: The Rancho Bernardo Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 573-577 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zsuzsanna Kahán, José M. Arencibia, Valér J. Csernus, Kate Groot, Rhonda D. Kineman, William R. Robinson, and Andrew V. Schally

Expression of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and the Presence of Biologically Active GHRH in Human Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 582-589 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.582 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacoba A. M. de Boer, Maartje van der Meer, Eduard A. van der Veen, and Joop Schoemaker

Growth Hormone (GH) Substitution in Hypogonadotropic, GH-Deficient Women Decreases the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Threshold for Monofollicular Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 590-595 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.590 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Hanson, S. A. Sohaib, J. Newell-Price, N. Islam, J. P. Monson, P. J. Trainer, A. Grossman, G. M. Besser, and R. H. Reznek

Computed Tomography Appearance of the Thymus and Anterior Mediastinum in Active Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 602-605 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul A. Komesaroff, Murray D. Esler, and Krishnankutty Sudhir

Estrogen Supplementation Attenuates Glucocorticoid and Catecholamine Responses to Mental Stress in Perimenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 606-610 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.606 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Costello, Robert C. Baxter, and Carolyn D. Scott

Regulation of Soluble Insulin-Like Growth Factor II/Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptor in Human Serum: Measurement by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 611-617 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.611 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Betterle, M. Volpato, B. Pedini, S. Chen, B. Rees Smith, and J. Furmaniak

Adrenal-Cortex Autoantibodies and Steroid-Producing Cells Autoantibodies in Patients with Addison’s Disease: Comparison of Immunofluorescence and Immunoprecipitation Assays
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 618-622 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ennian Xiao, Linna Xia-Zhang, and Michel Ferin

Stress and the Menstrual Cycle: Short- and Long-Term Response to a Five-Day Endotoxin Challenge during the Luteal Phase in the Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 623-626 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.623 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rodolfo A. Rey, Corinne Belville, Claire Nihoul-Fékété, Laurence Michel-Calemard, Maguelone G. Forest, Najiba Lahlou, Francis Jaubert, Irène Mowszowicz, Michel David, Nurcin Saka, Claire Bouvattier, Anne-Marie Bertrand, Claudine Lecointre, Sylvie Soskin, Sylvie Cabrol, Hélène Crosnier, Juliane Léger, Stephen Lortat-Jacob, Marc Nicolino, Wolfgang Rabl, Sergio P. A. Toledo, Firdevs Bas, Anne Gompel, Paul Czernichow, Pierre Chatelain, Raphaël Rappaport, Yves Morel, and Nathalie Josso

Evaluation of Gonadal Function in 107 Intersex Patients by Means of Serum Antimüllerian Hormone Measurement
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 627-631 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.627 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Mazzocchi, P. G. Andreis, R. De Caro, F. Aragona, L. Gottardo, and G. G. Nussdorfer

Cerebellin Enhances in Vitro Secretory Activity of Human Adrenal Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 632-635 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francisco Raga, Eva Maria Casañ, Yan Wen, Hong-Yuan Huang, Fernando Bonilla-Musoles, and Mary Lake Polan

Independent Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9, Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1), and TIMP-3 in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: Implications in Early Human Implantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 636-642 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. S. Hampe, E. Örtqvist, O. Rolandsson, M. Landin-Olsson, C. Törn, Å. Ågren, B. Persson, D. B. Schranz, and Å. Lernmark

Species-Specific Autoantibodies in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 643-648 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.643 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris J. McCabe, Neil J. Gittoes, Michael C. Sheppard, and Jayne A. Franklyn

Thyroid Receptor 1 and 2 Mutations in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 649-653 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.649 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Maffeis, F. Armellini, L. Tatò, and Y. Schutz

Fat Oxidation and Adiposity in Prepubertal Children: Exogenous versus Endogenous Fat Utilization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 654-658 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.654 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Nishimura, Tsunehiko Ikeda, Masaji Ushiyama, Akira Nanbu, Shigeru Kinoshita, and Manabu Yoshimura

Increased Vitreous Concentrations of Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 659-662 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.659 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. D. Reynolds, Y. Ruan, D. F. Smith, and J. G. Scammell

Glucocorticoid Resistance in the Squirrel Monkey Is Associated with Overexpression of the Immunophilin FKBP51
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 663-669 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.663 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jochen Seufert, Timothy J. Kieffer, Colin A. Leech, George G. Holz, Wolfgang Moritz, Camillo Ricordi, and Joel F. Habener

Leptin Suppression of Insulin Secretion and Gene Expression in Human Pancreatic Islets: Implications for the Development of Adipogenic Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 670-676 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.670 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuki Kanda, Hiroaki Jikihara, Edith Markoff, and Stuart Handwerger

Interleukin-2 Inhibits the Synthesis and Release of Prolactin from Human Decidual Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 677-681 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.677 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. G. W. M. Lentjes and F. H. T. P. M. Romijn

Temperature-Dependent Cortisol Distribution among the Blood Compartments in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 682-687 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kecia Gaither, Abid N. Quraishi, and Nicholas P. Illsley

Diabetes Alters the Expression and Activity of the Human Placental GLUT1 Glucose Transporter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 695-701 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.695 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregorio D. Chazenbalk, Yan Wang, Jin Guo, J. Scott Hutchison, Dean Segal, Juan Carlos Jaume, Sandra M. McLachlan, and Basil Rapoport

A Mouse Monoclonal Antibody to a Thyrotropin Receptor Ectodomain Variant Provides Insight into the Exquisite Antigenic Conformational Requirement, Epitopes and in Vivo Concentration of Human Autoantibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 702-710 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mads Tang-Christensen, Peter J. Havel, Rebecca R. Jacobs, Philip J. Larsen, and Judy L. Cameron

Central Administration of Leptin Inhibits Food Intake and Activates the Sympathetic Nervous System in Rhesus Macaques
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 711-717 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yunbo Duan, Vanessa De Luca, and Ego Seeman

Parathyroid Hormone Deficiency and Excess: Similar Effects on Trabecular Bone But Differing Effects on Cortical Bone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 718-722 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.718 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John G. Lainchbury, A. Mark Richards, M. Gary Nicholls, Eric A. Espiner, and Timothy G. Yandle

Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Neutral Endopeptidase Inhibition in Left Ventricular Impairment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 723-729 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.723 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magnus Kjellman, Leyla Roshani, Bin Tean Teh, Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi, Anders Höög, Steven Gray, Lars-Ove Farnebo, Mikael Holst, Martin Bäckdahl, and Catharina Larsson

Genotyping of Adrenocortical Tumors: Very Frequent Deletions of the MEN1 Locus in 11q13 and of a 1-Centimorgan Region in 2p16
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 730-735 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.730 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Mauriège, M. Brochu, D. Prud’homme, A. Tremblay, A. Nadeau, S. Lemieux, and J. P. Després

Is Visceral Adiposity a Significant Correlate of Subcutaneous Adipose Cell Lipolysis in Men?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 736-742 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsin-Fu Chen, Eui-Bae Jeung, Mary Stephenson, and Peter C. K. Leung

Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Express Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH), GnRH Receptor, and Interleukin-2 Receptor -Chain Messenger Ribonucleic Acids That Are Regulated by GnRH in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 743-750 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.743 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuela Simoni, Jörg Gromoll, Wolfgang Höppner, Axel Kamischke, Thorsten Krafft, Daniel Stähle, and Eberhard Nieschlag

Mutational Analysis of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Receptor in Normal and Infertile Men: Identification and Characterization of Two Discrete FSH Receptor Isoforms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 751-755 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.751 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laszlo Hegedüs, Birte Nygaard, and Jens Mølholm Hansen

Is Routine Thyroxine Treatment to Hinder Postoperative Recurrence of Nontoxic Goiter Justified?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 756-760 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.756 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xun Zhang, Gregory A. Horwitz, Anthony P. Heaney, Masahiro Nakashima, Toni R. Prezant, Marcello D. Bronstein, and Shlomo Melmed

Pituitary Tumor Transforming Gene (PTTG) Expression in Pituitary Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 761-767 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.761 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria P. De Miguel, Javier Regadera, Francisco Martinez-Garcia, Manuel Nistal, and Ricardo Paniagua

Oncostatin M in the Normal Human Testis and Several Testicular Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 768-774 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.768 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L.J. Hofland, Q. Liu, P.M. van Koetsveld, J. Zuijderwijk, F. van der Ham, R.R. de Krijger, A. Schonbrunn, and S.W.J. Lamberts

Immunohistochemical Detection of Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes sst1 and sst2A in Human Somatostatin Receptor Positive Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 775-780 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.775 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hironobu Sasano, Takashi Suzuki, Yukiko Matsuzaki, Takao Fukaya, Mareyuki Endoh, Hiroshi Nagura, and Michio Kimura

Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Situ Hybridization Analysis of Estrogen Receptors and ß in Human Breast Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 781-785 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.781 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eun Jig Lee, Leonard M. Anderson, Bayar Thimmapaya, and J. Larry Jameson

Targeted Expression of Toxic Genes Directed by Pituitary Hormone Promoters: A Potential Strategy for Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Therapy of Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 786-794 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann Hellström, Elisabeth Svensson, Björn Carlsson, Aimon Niklasson, and Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland

Reduced Retinal Vascularization in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 795-798 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Berenice B. Mendonca, Ivo J. P. Arnhold, Walter Bloise, Steffan Andersson, David W. Russell, and Jean D. Wilson

COMMENTS:17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase 3 Deficiency in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 802-804 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.802 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dana L. Shkolny, Lenore K. Beitel, Jody Ginsberg, Gary Pekeles, Laura Arbour, Leonard Pinsky, and Mark A. Trifiro

COMMENTS:Discordant Measures of Androgen-Binding Kinetics in Two Mutant Androgen Receptors Causing Mild or Partial Androgen Insensitivity, Respectively
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 805-810 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Clinical Research Centers:

Mark R. Palmert, Holly V. Malin, and Paul A. Boepple

Unsustained or Slowly Progressive Puberty in Young Girls: Initial Presentation and Long-Term Follow-Up of 20 Untreated Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 415-423 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann E. Taylor, Jane Hubbard, and Ellen J. Anderson

Impact of Binge Eating on Metabolic and Leptin Dynamics in Normal Young Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 428-434 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.428 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heidi J. Kalkwarf, Bonny L. Specker, and Mona Ho

Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Calcium Homeostasis and Bone Turnover in Lactating Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 464-470 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.464 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. McLaughlin, F. Abbasi, M. Carantoni, P. Schaaf, and G. Reaven

Differences in Insulin Resistance Do Not Predict Weight Loss in Response to Hypocaloric Diets in Healthy Obese Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 578-581 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.578 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Powell, Susan K. Durham, Eileen D. Brewer, James W. Frane, Sandra L. Watkins, Ronald J. Hogg, and Subburaman Mohan

Effects of Chronic Renal Failure and Growth Hormone on Serum Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-4 (IGFBP-4) and IGFBP-5 in Children: A Report of the Southwest Pediatric Nephrology Study Group
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 596-601 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.596 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie L. Sharpless, Jeffrey G. Supko, Kathryn A. Martin, and Janet E. Hall

Disappearance of Endogenous Luteinizing Hormone Is Prolonged in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 688-694 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.688 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John S. Adams and Vitaly Kantorovich

COMMENTS:Inability of Short-Term, Low-Dose Hydroxychloroquine to Resolve Vitamin D-Mediated Hypercalcemia in Patients with B-Cell Lymphoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 799-801 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

B. Vogt, B. Dick, V. N’Gankam, F. J. Frey, and B. M. Frey

Reduced 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in Patients with the Nephrotic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 811 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.811 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Simoncini, R. De Caterina, and A. R. Genazzani

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: Different Actions on Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) Expression in Human Endothelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 815 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.815 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Robert S. Jackson, Stephen O’Rahilly, Caroline Brain, and Stephen S. Nussey

Proopiomelanocortin Products and Human Early-Onset Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 819-820 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.819 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward W. Gregg and K. M. Venkat Narayan

Evaluating Diabetes Health Services Interventions: True Effects, Changing Tides, or Moving Targets?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 820 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.820 [Full Text]  

Robert J. Rubin, Kimberly A. Dietrich, and Anne D. Hawk

Diabetes Management Program in Managed Care—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 820a-821a doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.820-a [Full Text]  

Stephen A. Cann, Johannes P. van Netten, and David W. Glover

Iodide Accumulation in Extrathyroidal Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 821 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.821 [Full Text]  

Christine Spitzweg, Werner Joba, and Katja Schriever

Iodide Organification in Extrathyroidal Tissues—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 821a-822a doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.821-a [Full Text]  

M. L. Mitchell and Hermos;

Comment on Dried Blood Spot Assay of IGF-I and IGFBP-3
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 822 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.822 [Full Text]  

Javad Khosravi and Anastasia Diamandi

Dried Blood Spot Assay of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I and IGF Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3)—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 822a-823a doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.822-a [Full Text]  

Robert I. Misbin

Comment on the Ethics of Placebo-Controlled Trials in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 823 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.823 [Full Text]  

Vivian Fonseca

Ethics of Placebo-Controlled Trials in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 823a-824a doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.823-a [Full Text]  

M. Grino, P. Darmon, F. Dadoun, C. Frachebois, J.-G. Velut, S. Boullu, A. Dutour, and C. Oliver

About the Use and Misuse of an ACTH 1-39 Radioimmunoassay to Measure ACTH 1-24
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 824-825 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.824 [Full Text]  

W. Oelkers and V. Bähr

Use of ACTH-(1–39) Radioimmunoassay to Measure ACTH-(1–24)—Authors’ Response
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999 84: 825 doi:10.1210/jc.84.2.825 [Full Text]  

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