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

Special Features:

John P. Bilezikian

From the Editor: The JCEM in 2004—Winding Up While Winding Down
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1-2 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031976 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William H. Daughaday

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE:Free Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) in Disorders of IGF Binding Protein 3 Complex Formation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3-5 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030882 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henry M. Kronenberg

GCMB—Another Serendipitous Gift from Evolution to Clinical Investigators
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 6-7 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031943 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Maret, Isabelle Bourdeau, Changlin Ding, Shrihari S. Kadkol, William H. Westra, and Michael A. Levine

Expression of GCMB by Intrathymic Parathyroid Hormone-Secreting Adenomas Indicates Their Parathyroid Cell Origin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 8-12 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030733 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luigi Bartalena, Claudio Marcocci, and Aldo Pinchera

EDITORIAL:Orbital Radiotherapy for Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 13-14 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031769 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark F. Prummel, Caroline B. Terwee, Martin N. Gerding, Lelio Baldeschi, Maarten P. Mourits, Leo Blank, Friedo W. Dekker, and Wilmar M. Wiersinga

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Orbital Radiotherapy Versus Sham Irradiation in Patients with Mild Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 15-20 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030809 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen Arpadi, Mary Horlick, and Elizabeth Shane

Metabolic Bone Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 21-23 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031942 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Mora, Ilaria Zamproni, Sabrina Beccio, Roberta Bianchi, Vania Giacomet, and Alessandra Viganò

Longitudinal Changes of Bone Mineral Density and Metabolism in Antiretroviral-Treated Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 24-28 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030767 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew D. Ringel

Molecular Detection of Thyroid Cancer: Differentiating "Signal" and "Noise" in Clinical Assays
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 29-32 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031956 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rossella Elisei, Agnese Vivaldi, Laura Agate, Eleonora Molinaro, Chiara Nencetti, Lucia Grasso, Aldo Pinchera, and Furio Pacini

Low Specificity of Blood Thyroglobulin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Assay Prevents Its Use in the Follow-Up of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 33-39 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter L. Miller

EDITORIAL:Steroid 17-Hydroxylase Deficiency—Not Rare Everywhere
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 40-42 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031770 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marivania Costa-Santos, Claudio E. Kater, Eduardo P. Dias, and Richard J. Auchus

Two Intronic Mutations Cause 17-Hydroxylase Deficiency by Disrupting Splice Acceptor Sites: Direct Demonstration of Aberrant Splicing and Absent Enzyme Activity by Expression of the Entire CYP17 Gene in HEK-293 Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 43-48 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marivânia Costa-Santos, Claudio E. Kater, and Richard J. Auchus

Two Prevalent CYP17 Mutations and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in 24 Brazilian Patients with 17-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 49-60 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Maffei, Yoko Murata, Vincenzo Rochira, Gloria Tubert, Claudio Aranda, Marcela Vazquez, Colin D. Clyne, Susan Davis, Evan R. Simpson, and Cesare Carani

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Dysmetabolic Syndrome in a Man with a Novel Mutation of the Aromatase Gene: Effects of Testosterone, Alendronate, and Estradiol Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 61-70 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Alberto M. Pereira, Sjoerd W. van Thiel, Jonathan R. Lindner, Ferdinand Roelfsema, Ernst E. van der Wall, Hans Morreau, Jan W. A. Smit, Johannes A. Romijn, and Jeroen J. Bax

Increased Prevalence of Regurgitant Valvular Heart Disease in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 71-75 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030849 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ville-Valtteri Välimäki, Henrik Alfthan, Eero Lehmuskallio, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Timo Sahi, Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Harri Suominen, and Matti J. Välimäki

Vitamin D Status as a Determinant of Peak Bone Mass in Young Finnish Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 76-80 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030817 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Srinivasan, G. D. Ogle, S. P. Garnett, J. N. Briody, J. W. Lee, and C. T. Cowell

Features of the Metabolic Syndrome after Childhood Craniopharyngioma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 81-86 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Hirose, Ikuo Saito, Kanako Nishikai, and Takao Saruta

Adiponectin, an Adipocyte-Derived Protein, Predicts Future Insulin Resistance: Two-Year Follow-Up Study in Japanese Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 87-90 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031163 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bennett B. Chin, Pavni Patel, Christian Cohade, Marge Ewertz, Richard Wahl, and Paul Ladenson

Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Stimulation of Fluoro-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography Uptake in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 91-95 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William F. Simonds, Christiane M. Robbins, Sunita K. Agarwal, Geoffrey N. Hendy, John D. Carpten, and Stephen J. Marx

Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism Is Rarely Caused by Germline Mutation in HRPT2, the Gene for the Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 96-102 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030675 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina Weise, Armando Flor, Kevin M. Barnes, Gordon B. Cutler, Jr., and Jeffrey Baron

Determinants of Growth during Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog Therapy for Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 103-107 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021999 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martha L. Cruz, Marc J. Weigensberg, Terry T.-K. Huang, Geoff Ball, Gabriel Q. Shaibi, and Michael I. Goran

The Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Hispanic Youth and the Role of Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 108-113 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031188 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gail A. Laughlin, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Michael H. Criqui, and Donna Kritz-Silverstein

The Prospective Association of Serum Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-Binding Protein-1 Levels with All Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 114-120 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030967 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, Stacey M. Anderson, James T. Patrie, and Cyril Y. Bowers

Estradiol Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women Doubles Rebound-Like Release of Growth Hormone (GH) Triggered by Sequential Infusion and Withdrawal of Somatostatin: Evidence that Estrogen Facilitates Endogenous GH-Releasing Hormone Drive
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 121-127 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031291 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dieter Kunz, Richard Mahlberg, Cordula Müller, Amely Tilmann, and Frederik Bes

Melatonin in Patients with Reduced REM Sleep Duration: Two Randomized Controlled Trials
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 128-134 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jan Skrha, Tomás Haas, Gustav Sindelka, Martin Prázny, Jirí Widimsky, David Cibula, and Stepán Svacina

Comparison of the Insulin Action Parameters from Hyperinsulinemic Clamps with Homeostasis Model Assessment and QUICKI Indexes in Subjects with Different Endocrine Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 135-141 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-030024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert I. McLachlan, David M. Robertson, Enid Pruysers, Antony Ugoni, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Bradley D. Anawalt, William J. Bremner, and Cristina Meriggiola

Relationship between Serum Gonadotropins and Spermatogenic Suppression in Men Undergoing Steroidal Contraceptive Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 142-149 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030616 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Byung-Soo Youn, Kang-Yeol Yu, Hong Je Park, Nam Seok Lee, Sung Shik Min, Moon Yeon Youn, Young Min Cho, Young Joo Park, Seong Yeon Kim, Hong Kyu Lee, and Kyong Soo Park

Plasma Resistin Concentrations Measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using a Newly Developed Monoclonal Antibody Are Elevated in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 150-156 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hai-Jun Wang, Frank Geller, Astrid Dempfle, Nadine Schäuble, Susann Friedel, Peter Lichtner, Francisco Fontenla-Horro, Stefan Wudy, Sandra Hagemann, Ludwig Gortner, Klaus Huse, Helmut Remschmidt, Thomas Bettecken, Thomas Meitinger, Helmut Schäfer, Johannes Hebebrand, and Anke Hinney

Ghrelin Receptor Gene: Identification of Several Sequence Variants in Extremely Obese Children and Adolescents, Healthy Normal-Weight and Underweight Students, and Children with Short Normal Stature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 157-162 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rossella Elisei, Valeria Bottici, Fabiana Luchetti, Giancarlo Di Coscio, Cristina Romei, Lucia Grasso, Paolo Miccoli, Pietro Iacconi, Fulvio Basolo, Aldo Pinchera, and Furio Pacini

Impact of Routine Measurement of Serum Calcitonin on the Diagnosis and Outcome of Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Experience in 10,864 Patients with Nodular Thyroid Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 163-168 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pei-Wen Wang, Rue-Tsuan Liu, Suh-Hang Hank Juo, Shan-Tair Wang, Ya-Hui Hu, Ching-Jung Hsieh, Ming-Hong Chen, I-Ya Chen, and Chia-Ling Wu

Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-Associated Molecule-4 Polymorphism and Relapse of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism after Antithyroid Withdrawal
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 169-173 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030854 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. De Marinis, A. Bianchi, A. Mancini, R. Gentilella, M. Perrelli, A. Giampietro, T. Porcelli, L. Tilaro, A. Fusco, D. Valle, and R. M. Tacchino

Growth Hormone Secretion and Leptin in Morbid Obesity before and after Biliopancreatic Diversion: Relationships with Insulin and Body Composition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 174-180 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021308 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Laurberg, Susanne B. Nøhr, Klaus M. Pedersen, and Ebbe Fuglsang

Iodine Nutrition in Breast-Fed Infants Is Impaired by Maternal Smoking
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 181-187 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030829 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Crisafulli, Domenica Altavilla, Giovanni Squadrito, Adolfo Romeo, Elena B. Adamo, Rolando Marini, Maria A. Inferrera, Herbert Marini, Alessandra Bitto, Rosario D’anna, Francesco Corrado, Sebastiano Bartolone, Nicola Frisina, and Francesco Squadrito

Effects of the Phytoestrogen Genistein on the Circulating Soluble Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor B Ligand-Osteoprotegerin System in Early Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 188-192 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030891 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang Högler, Julie Briody, Bin Moore, Sarah Garnett, Pei Wen Lu, and Christopher T. Cowell

Importance of Estrogen on Bone Health in Turner Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study Using Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 193-199 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mandeep Bajaj, Swangjit Suraamornkul, Paul Piper, Lou J. Hardies, Leonard Glass, Eugenio Cersosimo, Thongchai Pratipanawatr, Yoshinori Miyazaki, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

Decreased Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations Are Closely Related to Hepatic Fat Content and Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Pioglitazone-Treated Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 200-206 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael I. Goran, Richard N. Bergman, Quintilia Avila, Michael Watkins, Geoff D. C. Ball, Gabriel Q. Shaibi, Marc J. Weigensberg, and Martha L. Cruz

Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Reduced ß-Cell Function in Overweight Latino Children with a Positive Family History for Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 207-212 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031402 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Gunnell, S. E. Oliver, J. L. Donovan, T. J. Peters, D. Gillatt, R. Persad, F. C. Hamdy, D. E. Neal, and J. M. P. Holly

Do Height-Related Variations in Insulin-Like Growth Factors Underlie the Associations of Stature with Adult Chronic Disease?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 213-218 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dieter Mesotten, Johannes V. Swinnen, Frank Vanderhoydonc, Pieter J. Wouters, and Greet Van den Berghe

Contribution of Circulating Lipids to the Improved Outcome of Critical Illness by Glycemic Control with Intensive Insulin Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 219-226 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030760 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

A.-M. Nyström, M.-L. Bondeson, N. Skanke, J. Mårtensson, B. Strömberg, J. Gustafsson, and G. Annerén

A Novel Nonsense Mutation of the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene in a Swedish Family with Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type I (PHA1)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 227-231 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030762 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akheel A. Syed, Julie A. E. Irving, Christopher P. F. Redfern, Andrew G. Hall, Nigel C. Unwin, Martin White, Raj S. Bhopal, K. G. M. M. Alberti, and Jolanta U. Weaver

Low Prevalence of the N363S Polymorphism of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in South Asians Living in the United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 232-235 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030995 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Armando Flor-Cisneros, Ellen W. Leschek, Deborah P. Merke, Kevin M. Barnes, Marilena Coco, Gordon B. Cutler, Jr., and Jeffrey Baron

In Boys with Abnormal Developmental Tempo, Maturation of the Skeleton and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Remains Synchronous
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 236-241 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021954 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Maria J. Iuorno, Daniela J. Jakubowicz, Teimuraz Apridonidze, Na He, and John E. Nestler

Metformin Therapy Increases Insulin-Stimulated Release of D-Chiro-Inositol-Containing Inositolphosphoglycan Mediator in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 242-249 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emese Mezosi, Su He Wang, Saho Utsugi, Laszlo Bajnok, James D. Bretz, Paul G. Gauger, Norman W. Thompson, and James R. Baker, Jr.

Interleukin-1ß and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)- Sensitize Human Thyroid Epithelial Cells to TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand-Induced Apoptosis through Increases in Procaspase-7 and Bid, and the Down-Regulation of p44/42 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 250-257 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ma-Li Wong, Julio Licinio, Bulent O. Yildiz, Christos S. Mantzoros, Paolo Prolo, Mitchel Kling, and Philip W. Gold

Simultaneous and Continuous 24-Hour Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Leptin Measurements: Dissociation of Concentrations in Central and Peripheral Compartments
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 258-265 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew F. Muldoon, Rachel H. Mackey, Katherine V. Williams, Mary T. Korytkowski, Janine D. Flory, and Stephen B. Manuck

Low Central Nervous System Serotonergic Responsivity Is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome and Physical Inactivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 266-271 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031295 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bryan R. Haugen, Lori Lee Larson, Umarani Pugazhenthi, William R. Hays, Joshua P. Klopper, Cynthia A. Kramer, and Vibha Sharma

Retinoic Acid and Retinoid X Receptors Are Differentially Expressed in Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Lines and Predict Response to Treatment with Retinoids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 272-280 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030770 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan Q. Purnell, David D. Brandon, Lorne M. Isabelle, D. Lynn Loriaux, and Mary H. Samuels

Association of 24-Hour Cortisol Production Rates, Cortisol-Binding Globulin, and Plasma-Free Cortisol Levels with Body Composition, Leptin Levels, and Aging in Adult Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 281-287 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles A. Stanley, Paul S. Thornton, Arupa Ganguly, Courtney MacMullen, Patricia Underwood, Pooja Bhatia, Linda Steinkrauss, Laura Wanner, Robin Kaye, Eduardo Ruchelli, Mariko Suchi, and N. Scott Adzick

Preoperative Evaluation of Infants with Focal or Diffuse Congenital Hyperinsulinism by Intravenous Acute Insulin Response Tests and Selective Pancreatic Arterial Calcium Stimulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 288-296 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030965 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Torben Østergård, Kristine B. Degn, Mari-Anne Gall, Richard D. Carr, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Mads K. Thomsen, Robert A. Rizza, and Ole Schmitz

The Insulin Secretagogues Glibenclamide and Repaglinide Do Not Influence Growth Hormone Secretion in Humans but Stimulate Glucagon Secretion during Profound Insulin Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 297-302 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie C. E. Schuit, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Arjan P. Bergink, Marjolein van der Klift, Yue Fang, Geraline Leusink, Albert Hofman, Johannes P. T. M. van Leeuwen, André G. Uitterlinden, and Huibert A. P. Pols

Height in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women Is Influenced by Estrogen Receptor Gene Polymorphisms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 303-309 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon M. S. Mitchell, Andrew T. Hattersley, Beatrice Knight, Tina Turner, Bradley S. Metcalf, Linda D. Voss, David Davies, Anne McCarthy, Terence J. Wilkin, George Davey Smith, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, and Timothy M. Frayling

Lack of Support for a Role of the Insulin Gene Variable Number of Tandem Repeats Minisatellite (INS-VNTR) Locus in Fetal Growth or Type 2 Diabetes-Related Intermediate Traits in United Kingdom Populations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 310-317 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joop S. E. Laven, Annemarie G. M. G. J. Mulders, Jenny A. Visser, Axel P. Themmen, Frank H. de Jong, and Bart C. J. M. Fauser

Anti-Müllerian Hormone Serum Concentrations in Normoovulatory and Anovulatory Women of Reproductive Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 318-323 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030932 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olaf Bartsch, Bettina Bartlick, and Richard Ivell

Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibition Synergizes with Relaxin Signaling to Promote Decidualization of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 324-334 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean L. Chan, John Bullen, Jennifer H. Lee, Nikos Yiannakouris, and Christos S. Mantzoros

Ghrelin Levels Are Not Regulated by Recombinant Leptin Administration and/or Three Days of Fasting in Healthy Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 335-343 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031412 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Somner, Susan McLellan, Joseph Cheung, Y. T. Mak, Michelle L. Frost, Karen M. Knapp, Anthony S. Wierzbicki, Michael Wheeler, Ignac Fogelman, Stuart H. Ralston, and Geeta N. Hampson

Polymorphisms in the P450 c17 (17-Hydroxylase/17,20-Lyase) and P450 c19 (Aromatase) Genes: Association with Serum Sex Steroid Concentrations and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 344-351 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030164 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Waldemar B. Minich, Cornelia Lenzner, Andreas Bergmann, and Nils G. Morgenthaler

A Coated Tube Assay for the Detection of Blocking Thyrotropin Receptor Autoantibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 352-356 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030823 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karina Braga Gomes, Ana Paula Fernandes, Alessandro Clayton Souza Ferreira, Hermes Pardini, Abhimanyu Garg, Jocelyne Magré, and Victor Cavalcanti Pardini

Mutations in the Seipin and AGPAT2 Genes Clustering in Consanguineous Families with Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy from Two Separate Geographical Regions of Brazil
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 357-361 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margarete Maier-Woelfle, Michael Brändle, Paul Komminoth, Parvin Saremaslani, Sonja Schmid, Tamara Locher, Philipp U. Heitz, Ina Krull, Renato L. Galeazzi, Christoph Schmid, and Aurel Perren

A Novel Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit B Gene Mutation, H132P, Causes Familial Malignant Sympathetic Extraadrenal Paragangliomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 362-367 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maher Kharrat, Véronique Tardy, Ridha M’Rad, Faouzi Maazoul, Lamia Ben Jemaa, Mohamed Refaï, Yves Morel, and Habiba Chaabouni

Molecular Genetic Analysis of Tunisian Patients with a Classic Form of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: Identification of Four Novel Mutations and High Prevalence of Q318X Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 368-374 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fergal J. Fleming, Arnold D. K. Hill, Enda W. McDermott, Niall J. O’Higgins, and Leonie S. Young

Differential Recruitment of Coregulator Proteins Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 and Silencing Mediator for Retinoid and Thyroid Receptors to the Estrogen Receptor-Estrogen Response Element by ß-Estradiol and 4-Hydroxytamoxifen in Human Breast Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 375-383 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031048 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Chellakooty, K. Vangsgaard, T. Larsen, T. Scheike, J. Falck-Larsen, J. Legarth, A. M. Andersson, K. M. Main, N. E. Skakkebæk, and A. Juul

A Longitudinal Study of Intrauterine Growth and the Placental Growth Hormone (GH)-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Axis in Maternal Circulation: Association between Placental GH and Fetal Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 384-391 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030282 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Gertow, M. Bellanda, P. Eriksson, S. Boquist, A. Hamsten, M. Sunnerhagen, and R. M. Fisher

Genetic and Structural Evaluation of Fatty Acid Transport Protein-4 in Relation to Markers of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 392-399 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Gaytan, M. L. Barreiro, J. E. Caminos, L. K. Chopin, A. C. Herington, C. Morales, L. Pinilla, R. Paniagua, M. Nistal, F. F. Casanueva, E. Aguilar, C. Diéguez, and M. Tena-Sempere

Expression of Ghrelin and Its Functional Receptor, the Type 1a Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor, in Normal Human Testis and Testicular Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 400-409 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dmitriy Starenki, Hiroyuki Namba, Vladimir Saenko, Akira Ohtsuru, and Shunichi Yamashita

Inhibition of Nuclear Factor-B Cascade Potentiates the Effect of a Combination Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 410-418 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031216 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine M. Hall, Julie A. Jones, Heino F. L. Meyer-Bahlburg, Curtis Dolezal, Michelle Coleman, Peter Foster, David A. Price, and Peter E. Clayton

Behavioral and Physical Masculinization Are Related to Genotype in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 419-424 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030696 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen L. Simpson, Nicola C. Jackson, Fariba Shojaee-Moradie, Richard H. Jones, David L. Russell-Jones, Peter H. Sönksen, David B. Dunger, and A. Margot Umpleby

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Has a Direct Effect on Glucose and Protein Metabolism, But No Effect on Lipid Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 425-432 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Greg Ward and Peter E. Hickman

Phantoms in the Assay Tube
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 433 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031607 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefan K. G. Grebe

Authors’ Response: Phantoms in the Assay Tube
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 433-a doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031801 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

FASEB, 2004 Summer Research Conference
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 60 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Growth Hormone Society Research Fellowships 2004
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 141 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 434 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 435-437 [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 2004 89: 438-440 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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