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

Special Features:

David R. Clemmons and Christian Strasburger

Monitoring the Response to Treatment in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5289-5291 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1797 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen A. Sands

Intelligence and Psychosocial Functioning during Long-Term Growth Hormone Therapy in Children Born Small for Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5292-5294 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1776 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne K. van Pareren, Hugo J. Duivenvoorden, Froukje S. M. Slijper, Hans M. Koot, and Anita C. S. Hokken-Koelega

Intelligence and Psychosocial Functioning during Long-Term Growth Hormone Therapy in Children Born Small for Gestational Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5295-5302 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anca M. Avram, Robert Gielczyk, Lyndon Su, Andrew K. Vine, and James C. Sisson

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Choroidal and Skin Metastases from Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Case and a Review of the Literature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5303-5307 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0757 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Hélène Bihan, Consuelo Espinosa, Hernan Valdes-Socin, Sylvie Salenave, Jacques Young, Suzanne Levasseur, Patrick Assayag, Albert Beckers, and Philippe Chanson

Long-Term Outcome of Patients with Acromegaly and Congestive Heart Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5308-5313 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0821 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fiona L. R. Williams, Judith Simpson, Caroline Delahunty, Simon A. Ogston, Jacoba J. Bongers-Schokking, Nuala Murphy, Hans van Toor, Sing-Yung Wu, Theo J. Visser, Robert Hume with Collaboration from the Scottish Preterm Thyroid Group

Developmental Trends in Cord and Postpartum Serum Thyroid Hormones in Preterm Infants
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5314-5320 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0869 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gustavo A. R. Maciel, Edmund Chada Baracat, Jo Ann Benda, Sanford M. Markham, Krista Hensinger, R. Jeffrey Chang, and Gregory F. Erickson

Stockpiling of Transitional and Classic Primary Follicles in Ovaries of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5321-5327 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0643 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Behnam Asgharian, Maria L. Turner, Fathia Gibril, Laurence K. Entsuah, Jose Serrano, and Robert T. Jensen

Cutaneous Tumors in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasm Type 1 (MEN1) and Gastrinomas: Prospective Study of Frequency and Development of Criteria with High Sensitivity and Specificity for MEN1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5328-5336 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. C. Vantyghem, P. Pigny, C. A. Maurage, N. Rouaix-Emery, T. Stojkovic, J. M. Cuisset, A. Millaire, O. Lascols, P. Vermersch, J. L. Wemeau, J. Capeau, and C. Vigouroux

Patients with Familial Partial Lipodystrophy of the Dunnigan Type Due to a LMNA R482W Mutation Show Muscular and Cardiac Abnormalities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5337-5346 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031658 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrike Napiontek, Guntram Borck, Wiebke Müller-Forell, Nicole Pfarr, Andrea Bohnert, Annerose Keilmann, and Joachim Pohlenz

Intrafamilial Variability of the Deafness and Goiter Phenotype in Pendred Syndrome Caused by a T416P Mutation in the SLC26A4 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5347-5351 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayuki Saruta, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Takashi Suzuki, Akira Torii, Makio Kawakami, and Hironobu Sasano

Urocortin 1 in Colonic Mucosa in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5352-5361 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0195 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agnès Rouxel, Gilles Hejblum, Marie-Odile Bernier, Pierre-Yves Boëlle, Fabrice Ménégaux, George Mansour, Catherine Hoang, André Aurengo, and Laurence Leenhardt

Prognostic Factors Associated with the Survival of Patients Developing Loco-Regional Recurrences of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5362-5368 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nienke R. Biermasz, Sjoerd W. van Thiel, Alberto M. Pereira, Hendrieke C. Hoftijzer, Albert M. van Hemert, Jan W. A. Smit, Johannes A. Romijn, and Ferdinand Roelfsema

Decreased Quality of Life in Patients with Acromegaly Despite Long-Term Cure of Growth Hormone Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5369-5376 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0669 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hoong Sern Lim, Gregory Y. H. Lip, and Andrew D. Blann

Plasma von Willebrand Factor and the Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5377-5381 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0616 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anders Thorell, Olav Rooyackers, Peter Myrenfors, Mattias Soop, Jonas Nygren, and Olle H. Ljungqvist

Intensive Insulin Treatment in Critically Ill Trauma Patients Normalizes Glucose by Reducing Endogenous Glucose Production
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5382-5386 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura A. G. Armas, Bruce W. Hollis, and Robert P. Heaney

Vitamin D₂ Is Much Less Effective than Vitamin D₃ in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5387-5391 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tae Yong Jeon, Sangyeoup Lee, Hyoung Hoi Kim, Yun Jin Kim, Han Chul Son, Dong Heon Kim, and Mun Sup Sim

Changes in Plasma Ghrelin Concentration Immediately after Gastrectomy in Patients with Early Gastric Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5392-5396 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0872 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Giavoli, Rossella Libé, Sabrina Corbetta, Emanuele Ferrante, Andrea Lania, Maura Arosio, Anna Spada, and Paolo Beck-Peccoz

Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Adult GH-Deficient Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5397-5401 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunita Schurgin, Bridget Canavan, Polyxeni Koutkia, Alex M. DePaoli, and Steven Grinspoon

Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Physiologic r-metHuLeptin Administration during Acute Caloric Deprivation in Normal-Weight Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5402-5409 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Duk Hee Lee, Karri Silventoinen, David R. Jacobs, Jr., Pekka Jousilahti, and Jaakko Tuomileto

-Glutamyltransferase, Obesity, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Observational Cohort Study among 20,158 Middle-Aged Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5410-5414 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Sudhaker Rao, Evelyn R. Phillips, George W. Divine, and Gary B. Talpos

Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Surgery Versus No Surgery in Patients with Mild Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5415-5422 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atsushi Kosaki, Takamasa Hasegawa, Tatsuji Kimura, Kumiko Iida, Jiro Hitomi, Hiroaki Matsubara, Yasukiyo Mori, Mitsuhiko Okigaki, Nagaoki Toyoda, Hiroya Masaki, Megumi Inoue-Shibata, Mitsushige Nishikawa, and Toshiji Iwasaka

Increased Plasma S100A12 (EN-RAGE) Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5423-5428 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Schubert, T. Minnemann, D. Hübler, D. Rouskova, A. Christoph, M. Oettel, M. Ernst, U. Mellinger, W. Krone, and F. Jockenhövel

Intramuscular Testosterone Undecanoate: Pharmacokinetic Aspects of a Novel Testosterone Formulation during Long-Term Treatment of Men with Hypogonadism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5429-5434 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0897 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitchell Geffner, Michael Lundberg, Maria Koltowska-Häggström, Roger Abs, Johan Verhelst, Eva Marie Erfurth, Pat Kendall-Taylor, David Anthony Price, Peter Jonsson, and Bert Bakker

Changes in Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index in Children with Craniopharyngioma after Three Years of Growth Hormone Therapy: Analysis of KIGS (Pfizer International Growth Database)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5435-5440 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0667 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael B. Zimmermann, Rita Wegmüller, Christophe Zeder, Nourredine Chaouki, and Toni Torresani

The Effects of Vitamin A Deficiency and Vitamin A Supplementation on Thyroid Function in Goitrous Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5441-5447 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0862 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Siu-Ling Lam, Aimin Xu, Kathryn Choon-Beng Tan, Lai-Ching Wong, Sau-Cheung Tiu, and Sidney Tam

Serum Adiponectin Is Reduced in Acromegaly and Normalized after Correction of Growth Hormone Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5448-5453 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032023 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. O. Talbott, J. V. Zborowski, J. R. Rager, M. Y. Boudreaux, D. A. Edmundowicz, and D. S. Guzick

Evidence for an Association between Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome and Coronary and Aortic Calcification among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5454-5461 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032237 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandeep Dhindsa, Sathyavani Prabhakar, Manak Sethi, Arindam Bandyopadhyay, Ajay Chaudhuri, and Paresh Dandona

Frequent Occurrence of Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5462-5468 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0804 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Rosenbaum, Cathy Nonas, Mary Horlick, Ilene Fennoy, Ileana Vargas, Holly Schachner, Patricia Kringas, Kristi Stanton, Richard Weil and the El Camino Diabetes Prevention Group

ß-Cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Early Adolescence: Association with Body Fatness and Family History of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5469-5476 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0971 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. N. Sambrook, J. S. Chen, L. M. March, I. D. Cameron, R. G. Cumming, S. R. Lord, J. Schwarz, and M. J. Seibel

Serum Parathyroid Hormone Is Associated with Increased Mortality Independent of 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Status, Bone Mass, and Renal Function in the Frail and Very Old: A Cohort Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5477-5481 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0307 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osama M. H. Habayeb, Anthony H. Taylor, Mark D. Evans, Marcus S. Cooke, David J. Taylor, Stephen C. Bell, and Justin C. Konje

Plasma Levels of the Endocannabinoid Anandamide in Women—A Potential Role in Pregnancy Maintenance and Labor?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5482-5487 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0681 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia Ghizzoni, George Mastorakos, Alessandra Vottero, Mariangela Ziveri, Ioannis Ilias, and Sergio Bernasconi

COMMENT:Spontaneous Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion Is Not Directly Affected by Ghrelin in Either Short Normal Prepubertal Children or Children with GH Neurosecretory Dysfunction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5488-5495 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandro Antonelli, Mario Rotondi, Poupak Fallahi, Paola Romagnani, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Andrea Buonamano, Ele Ferrannini, and Mario Serio

COMMENT:High Levels of Circulating CXC Chemokine Ligand 10 Are Associated with Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5496-5499 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0977 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Germán Iñiguez, Nestor Soto, Alejandra Avila, Teresa Salazar, Ken Ong, David Dunger, and Verónica Mericq

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Adiponectin Levels in the First Two Years of Life in a Prospective Cohort: Relations with Weight Gain, Leptin Levels and Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5500-5503 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0792 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amnon Zung, Benjamin Glaser, Revital Nimri, and Zvi Zadik

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Glibenclamide Treatment in Permanent Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus due to an Activating Mutation in Kir6.2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5504-5507 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Jung-Hye Choi, Kyung-Chul Choi, Nelly Auersperg, and Peter C. K. Leung

Overexpression of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Activates Oncogenic Pathways in Preneoplastic Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5508-5516 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tongjian You, Alice S. Ryan, and Barbara J. Nicklas

The Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Postmenopausal Women: Relationship to Body Composition, Visceral Fat, and Inflammation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5517-5522 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guoxiong Xu, Yu Zhong, Sadia Munir, Burton B. Yang, Benjamin K. Tsang, and Chun Peng

Nodal Induces Apoptosis and Inhibits Proliferation in Human Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cells via Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 7
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5523-5534 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0893 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Piero Marchetti, Silvia Del Guerra, Lorella Marselli, Roberto Lupi, Matilde Masini, Maria Pollera, Marco Bugliani, Ugo Boggi, Fabio Vistoli, Franco Mosca, and Stefano Del Prato

Pancreatic Islets from Type 2 Diabetic Patients Have Functional Defects and Increased Apoptosis That Are Ameliorated by Metformin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5535-5541 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, Judith Y. Weltman, Arthur L. Weltman, Ali Iranmanesh, Eugenio E. Muller, and Cyril Y. Bowers

Age and Secretagogue Type Jointly Determine Dynamic Growth Hormone Responses to Exogenous Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Negative Feedback in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5542-5548 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0282 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li Ding, Jingxia Xu, Xiaoping Luo, and Nasser Chegini

Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone and Transforming Growth Factor ß Activate Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellularly Regulated Kinase and Differentially Regulate Fibronectin, Type I Collagen, and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Expression in Leiomyoma and Myometrial Smooth Muscle Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5549-5557 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0161 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bulent O. Yildiz, Keslie S. Woods, Frank Stanczyk, Al Bartolucci, and Ricardo Azziz

Stability of Adrenocortical Steroidogenesis over Time in Healthy Women and Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5558-5562 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0934 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. C. Ng, C. H. Lee, C. W. K. Lam, E. Wong, I. H. S. Chan, and T. F. Fok

Plasma Ghrelin and Resistin Concentrations Are Suppressed in Infants of Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Mothers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5563-5568 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian N. M. Day, Xiao-he Chen, Tom R. Gaunt, Tabitha H. T. King, Anca Voropanov, Shu Ye, Santiago Rodriguez, Holly E. Syddall, Avan Aihie Sayer, Elaine M. Dennison, Faiza Tabassum, David J. P. Barker, Cyrus Cooper, and David I. W. Phillips

Late Life Metabolic Syndrome, Early Growth, and Common Polymorphism in the Growth Hormone and Placental Lactogen Gene Cluster
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5569-5576 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0152 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria E. Trujillo, Sean Sullivan, Ingrid Harten, Stephen H. Schneider, Andrew S. Greenberg, and Susan K. Fried

Interleukin-6 Regulates Human Adipose Tissue Lipid Metabolism and Leptin Production in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5577-5582 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0603 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Filomena Cetani, Elena Pardi, Simona Borsari, Paolo Viacava, Giada Dipollina, Luisella Cianferotti, Elena Ambrogini, Elisabetta Gazzerro, Giacomo Colussi, Piero Berti, Paolo Miccoli, Aldo Pinchera, and Claudio Marcocci

Genetic Analyses of the HRPT2 Gene in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Germline and Somatic Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Parathyroid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5583-5591 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0294 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ilhan Tarkun, Berrin Ç. Arslan, Zeynep Cantürk, Erdem Türemen, Tayfun Sahin, and Can Duman

Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relationship with Insulin Resistance and Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5592-5596 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0751 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher C. Ebmeier and Robert J. Anderson

Human Thyroid Phenol Sulfotransferase Enzymes 1A1 and 1A3: Activities in Normal and Diseased Thyroid Glands, and Inhibition by Thyroid Hormones and Phytoestrogens
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5597-5605 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031939 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen L. Teff and Raymond R. Townsend

Prolonged Mild Hyperglycemia Induces Vagally Mediated Compensatory Increase in C-Peptide Secretion in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5606-5613 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan P. van Beek, Haiyan Guan, Laura Julan, and Kaiping Yang

Glucocorticoids Stimulate the Expression of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 in Cultured Human Placental Trophoblast Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5614-5621 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mervi Väisänen-Tommiska, Tomi S. Mikkola, and Olavi Ylikorkala

Increased Release of Cervical Nitric Oxide in Spontaneous Abortion before Clinical Symptoms: A Possible Mechanism for Preabortal Cervical Ripening
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5622-5626 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0285 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martha Lappas, Michael Permezel, and Gregory E. Rice

Release of Proinflammatory Cytokines and 8-Isoprostane from Placenta, Adipose Tissue, and Skeletal Muscle from Normal Pregnant Women and Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5627-5633 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfredo Scillitani, Vito Guarnieri, Simona De Geronimo, Lucia Anna Muscarella, Claudia Battista, Leonardo D’Agruma, Francesco Bertoldo, Cinzia Florio, Salvatore Minisola, Geoffrey N. Hendy, and David E. C. Cole

Blood Ionized Calcium Is Associated with Clustered Polymorphisms in the Carboxyl-Terminal Tail of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5634-5638 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renée F. Johnson, Carolyn M. Mitchell, Vicki Clifton, and Tamas Zakar

Regulation of 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase (PGDH) Gene Activity, Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Processing, and Protein Abundance in the Human Chorion in Late Gestation and Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5639-5648 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dany H. Zayour, Warren R. Selman, and Baha M. Arafah

Extreme Elevation of Intrasellar Pressure in Patients with Pituitary Tumor Apoplexy: Relation to Pituitary Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5649-5654 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0884 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khalid Al-Shali, Henian Cao, Nine Knoers, Ad R. Hermus, Cees J. Tack, and Robert A. Hegele

A Single-Base Mutation in the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor 4 Promoter Associated with Altered in Vitro Expression and Partial Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5655-5660 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadayuki Kasai, Makio Shozu, Kouichi Murakami, Tomoya Segawa, Kazunori Shinohara, Kazuhito Nomura, and Masaki Inoue

Increased Expression of Type I 17ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Enhances in Situ Production of Estradiol in Uterine Leiomyoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5661-5668 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luisa de Sanctis, Andrea Corrias, Damiano Romagnolo, Tina DI Palma, Alessandra Biava, Gabriella Borgarello, Paola Gianino, Leandra Silvestro, Mariastella Zannini, and Irma Dianzani

Familial PAX8 Small Deletion (c.989_992delACCC) Associated with Extreme Phenotype Variability
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5669-5674 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0398 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Maioli, Emilyn Alejandro, Giancarlo Tonolo, Lisa K. Gilliam, Lynn Bekris, Christiane S. Hampe, Domenica A. Obinu, Alberto Manconi, Loreta Puddu, Kristian Lynch, Åke Lernmark for the Study Group for the Genetics of Diabetes in Sardinia

Epitope-Restricted 65-Kilodalton Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibodies among New-Onset Sardinian Type 2 Diabetes Patients Define Phenotypes of Autoimmune Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5675-5682 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0864 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil R. Chapman, G. Nicholas Europe-Finner, and Stephen C. Robson

Expression and Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Binding Activity of the Nuclear Factor B Family in the Human Myometrium during Pregnancy and Labor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5683-5693 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0873 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah R. McWhinney, Robert T. Pilarski, Shawnia R. Forrester, Michael C. Schneider, M. Marta Sarquis, Eduardo P. Dias, and Charis Eng

Large Germline Deletions of Mitochondrial Complex II Subunits SDHB and SDHD in Hereditary Paraganglioma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5694-5699 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0769 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Jennifer A. McCann, Yong Qin Xu, Rosalie Frechette, Laura Guazzarotti, and Constantin Polychronakos

The Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II Receptor Gene Is Associated with Type 1 Diabetes: Evidence of a Maternal Effect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5700-5706 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mari Hotta, Rina Ohwada, Hideki Katakami, Tamotsu Shibasaki, Naomi Hizuka, and Kazue Takano

Plasma Levels of Intact and Degraded Ghrelin and Their Responses to Glucose Infusion in Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5707-5712 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshimasa Aso, Ki-ichi Okumura, Sadao Wakabayashi, Kohzo Takebayashi, Setsuko Taki, and Toshihiko Inukai

Elevated Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A in Sera from Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Hypercholesterolemia: Associations with Carotid Atherosclerosis and Toe-Brachial Index
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5713-5717 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0787 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas R. Vulliémoz, Ennian Xiao, Linna Xia-Zhang, Marc Germond, Jean Rivier, and Michel Ferin

Decrease in Luteinizing Hormone Pulse Frequency during a Five-Hour Peripheral Ghrelin Infusion in the Ovariectomized Rhesus Monkey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5718-5723 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Federico Bertuzzi, Simona Marzorati, Paola Maffi, Lorenzo Piemonti, Raffaella Melzi, Francesca de Taddeo, Veronica Valtolina, Armando D’Angelo, Valerio di Carlo, Ezio Bonifacio, and Antonio Secchi

Tissue Factor and CCL2/Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Released by Human Islets Affect Islet Engraftment in Type 1 Diabetic Recipients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5724-5728 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0659 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alejandro R. Ayala, Judy Pushkas, J. Dee Higley, Donna Ronsaville, Philip W. Gold, George P. Chrousos, Karel Pacak, Karim A. Calis, Melissa Gerald, Stephen Lindell, Kenner C. Rice, and Giovanni Cizza

Behavioral, Adrenal, and Sympathetic Responses to Long-Term Administration of an Oral Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Antagonist in a Primate Stress Paradigm
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5729-5737 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eero Kajantie, Anna Rautanen, Juha Kere, Sture Andersson, Hilkka Ylihärsilä, Clive Osmond, David J. P. Barker, Tom Forsén, and Johan Eriksson

The Effects of the ACE Gene Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism on Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Secretion in Elderly People Are Modified by Birth Weight
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5738-5741 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sebastian Mirkin, George Nikas, Jeng-Gwang Hsiu, José Díaz, and Sergio Oehninger

Gene Expression Profiles and Structural/Functional Features of the Peri-Implantation Endometrium in Natural and Gonadotropin-Stimulated Cycles
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5742-5752 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, Ali Iranmanesh, and Daniel M. Keenan

Erosion of Endogenous Testosterone-Driven Negative Feedback on Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Healthy Aging Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5753-5761 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0399 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karine Spiegel, Rachel Leproult, Mireille L’Hermite-Balériaux, Georges Copinschi, Plamen D. Penev, and Eve Van Cauter

Leptin Levels Are Dependent on Sleep Duration: Relationships with Sympathovagal Balance, Carbohydrate Regulation, Cortisol, and Thyrotropin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5762-5771 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lee-Ming Chuang, Yen-Feng Chiu, W. Huey-Herng Sheu, Yi-Jen Hung, Low-Tone Ho, John Grove, Beatriz Rodriguez, Thomas Quertermous, Yii-Der I. Chen, Chao A. Hsiung, Tong-Yuan Tai for the Stanford Asia-Pacific Program of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Study Group

Biethnic Comparisons of Autosomal Genomic Scan for Loci Linked to Plasma Adiponectin in Populations of Chinese and Japanese Origin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5772-5778 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0640 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel Reynaud, Molka Chadli-Chaieb, Sophie Vallette-Kasic, Anne Barlier, Jacques Sarles, Isabelle Pellegrini-Bouiller, Alain Enjalbert, Larbi Chaieb, and Thierry Brue

A Familial Form of Congenital Hypopituitarism Due to a PROP1 Mutation in a Large Kindred: Phenotypic and in Vitro Functional Studies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5779-5786 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimo Tonacchera, Anna Perri, Giuseppina De Marco, Patrizia Agretti, Maria Elena Banco, Caterina Di Cosmo, Lucia Grasso, Paolo Vitti, Luca Chiovato, and Aldo Pinchera

Low Prevalence of Thyrotropin Receptor Mutations in a Large Series of Subjects with Sporadic and Familial Nonautoimmune Subclinical Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5787-5793 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Umit A. Kayisli, Janelle Luk, Ozlem Guzeloglu-Kayisli, Yasemin Seval, Ramazan Demir, and Aydin Arici

Regulation of Angiogenic Activity of Human Endometrial Endothelial Cells in Culture by Ovarian Steroids
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5794-5802 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030820 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugene D. Albrecht, Victoria A. Robb, and Gerald J. Pepe

Regulation of Placental Vascular Endothelial Growth/Permeability Factor Expression and Angiogenesis by Estrogen during Early Baboon Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5803-5809 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph Renné, Elizabeth Ramos Lopez, Susanne A. Steimle-Grauer, Piotr Ziolkowski, Michael A. Pani, Christina Luther, Katharina Holzer, Albrecht Encke, Robert A. Wahl, Wolf O. Bechstein, Klaus H. Usadel, Martin-Leo Hansmann, and Klaus Badenhoop

Thyroid Fetal Male Microchimerisms in Mothers with Thyroid Disorders: Presence of Y-Chromosomal Immunofluorescence in Thyroid-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Is More Prevalent in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Graves’ Disease Than in Follicular Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5810-5814 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabine E. Hannema, Ian S. Scott, John Hodapp, Howard Martin, Nick Coleman, John W. Schwabe, and Ieuan A. Hughes

Residual Activity of Mutant Androgen Receptors Explains Wolffian Duct Development in the Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5815-5822 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0709 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rossella Elisei, Barbara Cosci, Cristina Romei, Laura Agate, Pamela Piampiani, Paolo Miccoli, Piero Berti, Fulvio Basolo, Clara Ugolini, Raffaele Ciampi, Yuri Nikiforov, and Aldo Pinchera

Identification of a Novel Point Mutation in the RET Gene (Ala883Thr), Which Is Associated with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Phenotype Only in Homozygous Condition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5823-5827 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margreet Plaisier, Kitty Kapiteijn, Pieter Koolwijk, Catherine Fijten, Roeland Hanemaaijer, Jos M. Grimbergen, Adri Mulder-Stapel, Paul H. A. Quax, Frans M. Helmerhorst, and Victor W. M. van Hinsbergh

Involvement of Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) in Capillary Tube Formation by Human Endometrial Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Role of MT3-MMP
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5828-5836 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0860 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Khorram, M. Garthwaite, M. S. Johnson, K. A. Denessiouk, G. Han, T. Guo, L. W. McPhaul, T. R. Magee, B. Westerman, and T. G. Golos

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Luciferase-Like Protein in the Human Female Reproductive Tract
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5837-5846 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shigeru Fukuyama, Misako Hiramatsu, Motohiro Akagi, Mutumi Higa, and Takao Ohta

Novel Mutations of the Chloride Channel Kb Gene in Two Japanese Patients Clinically Diagnosed as Bartter Syndrome with Hypocalciuria
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5847-5850 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0775 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumi Takiyama, Naoyuki Miyokawa, Akira Sugawara, Shizuo Kato, Koichi Ito, Keisuke Sato, Kensuke Oikawa, Hiroya Kobayashi, Shoji Kimura, and Masatoshi Tateno

Decreased Expression of Retinoid X Receptor Isoforms in Human Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5851-5861 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. R. Velaga, V. Wilson, C. E. Jennings, C. J. Owen, S. Herington, P. T. Donaldson, S. G. Ball, R. A. James, R. Quinton, P. Perros, and S. H. S. Pearce

RAPID COMMUNICATION:The Codon 620 Tryptophan Allele of the Lymphoid Tyrosine Phosphatase (LYP) Gene Is a Major Determinant of Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5862-5865 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Yair Liel

Rapid Preoperative Preparation for Severe Hyperthyroid Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5866-b-5867 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1276 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Mora

Relationship of Sex Hormones to Bone Geometric Properties and Mineral Density in Early Pubertal Girls: Use of Correlation Analyses
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5866 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0698 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qingju Wang, Patrick Nicholson, Markku Alén, and Sulin Cheng

Authors’ Response: Relationship of Sex Hormones to Bone Geometric Properties and Mineral Density in Early Pubertal Girls: Use of Correlation Analyses
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5866-a- doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1665 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Panzer and Lewis Braverman

Authors’ Response: Rapid Preoperative Preparation for Severe Hyperthyroid Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5867 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1475 [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Ayuk, M. C. Sheppard, R. N. Clayton, A. S. Bates, and P. M. Stewart

Evidence for the Use of IGF-I as a Predictor of Mortality in Acromegaly Is Lacking
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5867-a-5868 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0530 [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. M. Holdaway, R. C. Rajasoorya, and G. D. Gamble

Authors’ Response: Evidence for the Use of IGF-I as a Predictor of Mortality in Acromegaly Is Lacking
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5868 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1484 [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Dandona, A. Chaudhuri, and A. Aljada

The Relationship of Fasting Serum Radioimmune Insulin Levels to Incident Coronary Heart Disease in an Insulin-Treated Diabetic Cohort
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5868-a-5869 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1307 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Kronmal and Joshua Barzilay

Authors’ Response: The Relationship of Fasting Serum Radioimmune Insulin Levels to Incident Coronary Heart Disease in an Insulin-Treated Diabetic Cohort
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5869 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1661 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5409 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5453 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sixth International Symposium on Osteoporosis: Current Status and Future Directions
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5534 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5621 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 5870-5873 [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: 5874-5876 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

David Cooper, Michael McDermott, and Leonard Wartofsky

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Cooper, Michael McDermott, and Leonard Wartofsky

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Hipotiroidismo
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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