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

Special Features:

Beatriz Rodriguez Olson and Richard A. Dickey

CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE:Care of Common Endocrine Problems in Cuba
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1993-1997 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031372 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Arner

Novel Target Genes for Catecholamines in Skeletal Muscle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 1998-1999 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0385 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Viguerie, Karine Clement, Pierre Barbe, Melanie Courtine, Arriel Benis, Dominique Larrouy, Blaise Hanczar, Veronique Pelloux, Christine Poitou, Yadh Khalfallah, Gregory S. Barsh, Claire Thalamas, Jean-Daniel Zucker, and Dominique Langin

In Vivo Epinephrine-Mediated Regulation of Gene Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2000-2014 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031733 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Tables]  

Alan R. Shuldiner, Nicole Hoppman, and Toni I. Pollin

Hepatic Lipase Genotype, Diabetes Risk, and Implications for Preventative Medicine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2015-2018 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0521 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boryana Todorova, Agata Kubaszek, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Jaana Lindström, Johan Eriksson, Timo T. Valle, Helena Hämäläinen, Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Matti Uusitupa, and Markku Laakso

The G-250A Promoter Polymorphism of the Hepatic Lipase Gene Predicts the Conversion from Impaired Glucose Tolerance to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2019-2023 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Lin-Su, Ping Zhou, Nimmi Arora, Brian P. Betensky, Maria I. New, and Robert C. Wilson

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:In Vitro Expression Studies of a Novel Mutation 299 in a Patient Affected with Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2024-2027 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cécile Lubrano-Berthelier, Catherine Le Stunff, Pierre Bougnères, and Christian Vaisse

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:A Homozygous Null Mutation Delineates the Role of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2028-2032 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031993 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. J. Hoy, M. Emery, J. A. Wedzicha, A. G. Davison, S. L. Chew, J. P. Monson, and K. A. Metcalfe

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Obstructive Sleep Apnea Presenting as Pseudopheochromocytoma: A Case Report
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2033-2038 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Márta Korbonits, Marc Slawik, Derek Cullen, Richard J. Ross, Günter Stalla, Harald Schneider, Martin Reincke, Pierre M. Bouloux, and Ashley B. Grossman

A Comparison of a Novel Testosterone Bioadhesive Buccal System, Striant, with a Testosterone Adhesive Patch in Hypogonadal Males
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2039-2043 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030319 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agata Kubaszek, Anu Markkanen, Johan G. Eriksson, Tom Forsen, Clive Osmond, David J. P. Barker, and Markku Laakso

The Association of the K121Q Polymorphism of the Plasma Cell Glycoprotein-1 Gene with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension Depends on Size at Birth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2044-2047 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031350 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew R. Hoffman, Joyce E. Kuntze, Joyce Baptista, Howard B. A. Baum, Gerhard P. Baumann, Beverly M. K. Biller, Richard V. Clark, David Cook, Silvio E. Inzucchi, David Kleinberg, Anne Klibanski, Lawrence S. Phillips, E. Chester Ridgway, Richard J. Robbins, Janet Schlechte, Meeta Sharma, Michael O. Thorner, and Mary Lee Vance

Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Therapy in Adult-Onset GH Deficiency: Effects on Body Composition in Men and Women in a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2048-2056 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bastiaan E. de Galan, Cees J. Tack, Jacques J. Willemsen, C. G. J. Sweep, Paul Smits, and Jacques W. M. Lenders

Plasma Metanephrine Levels Are Decreased in Type 1 Diabetic Patients with a Severely Impaired Epinephrine Response to Hypoglycemia, Indicating Reduced Adrenomedullary Stores of Epinephrine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2057-2061 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Devroey, B. C. Fauser, P. Platteau, N. G. Beckers, M. Dhont, and B. M. Mannaerts

Induction of Multiple Follicular Development by a Single Dose of Long-Acting Recombinant Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH-CTP, Corifollitropin Alfa) for Controlled Ovarian Stimulation before in Vitro Fertilization
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2062-2070 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pia Skov Hansen, Thomas Heiberg Brix, Finn Noe Bennedbæk, Steen Joop Bonnema, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Genetic and Environmental Causes of Individual Differences in Thyroid Size: A Study of Healthy Danish Twins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2071-2077 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031999 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Ahrén, Mona Landin-Olsson, Per-Anders Jansson, Maria Svensson, David Holmes, and Anja Schweizer

Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Reduces Glycemia, Sustains Insulin Levels, and Reduces Glucagon Levels in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2078-2084 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina Wang, Glenn Cunningham, Adrian Dobs, Ali Iranmanesh, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Peter J. Snyder, Thomas Weber, Nancy Berman, Laura Hull, and Ronald S. Swerdloff

Long-Term Testosterone Gel (AndroGel) Treatment Maintains Beneficial Effects on Sexual Function and Mood, Lean and Fat Mass, and Bone Mineral Density in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2085-2098 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Monzani, N. Caraccio, M. Kozàkowà, A. Dardano, F. Vittone, A. Virdis, S. Taddei, C. Palombo, and E. Ferrannini

Effect of Levothyroxine Replacement on Lipid Profile and Intima-Media Thickness in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2099-2106 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031669 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serge Lumbroso, Françoise Paris, and Charles Sultan

Activating Gs Mutations: Analysis of 113 Patients with Signs of McCune-Albright Syndrome—A European Collaborative Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2107-2113 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saara Taponen, Hannu Martikainen, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Ulla Sovio, Jaana Laitinen, Anneli Pouta, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Mark I. McCarthy, Stephen Franks, Mika Paldanius, and Aimo Ruokonen

Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women with Self-Reported Symptoms of Oligomenorrhea and/or Hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2114-2118 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031720 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. N. Vgontzas, E. Zoumakis, E. O. Bixler, H.-M. Lin, H. Follett, A. Kales, and G. P. Chrousos

Adverse Effects of Modest Sleep Restriction on Sleepiness, Performance, and Inflammatory Cytokines
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2119-2126 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joshua M. Dziba and Kenneth B. Ain

Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec; STI571) Monotherapy Is Ineffective in Suppressing Human Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Growth in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2127-2135 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giulio Marchesini, Giampaolo Bianchi, Paola Lucidi, Nicola Villanova, Marco Zoli, and Pierpaolo De Feo

Plasma Ghrelin Concentrations, Food Intake, and Anorexia in Liver Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2136-2141 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031771 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Panzer, Robert Beazley, and Lewis Braverman

Rapid Preoperative Preparation for Severe Hyperthyroid Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2142-2144 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031981 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henry Völzke, Daniel M. Robinson, Ulf Schminke, Jan Lüdemann, Rainer Rettig, Stephan B. Felix, Christof Kessler, Ulrich John, and Wieland Meng

Thyroid Function and Carotid Wall Thickness
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2145-2149 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Felix G. Riepe, Nils Krone, Michel Morlot, Michael Peter, Wolfgang G. Sippell, and Carl-Joachim Partsch

Autosomal-Dominant Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1 in a Turkish Family Is Associated with a Novel Nonsense Mutation in the Human Mineralocorticoid Receptor Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2150-2152 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela A. Rivellese, Claudia De Natale, Lucrezia Di Marino, Lidia Patti, Ciro Iovine, Silvana Coppola, Stefano Del Prato, Gabriele Riccardi, and Giovanni Annuzzi

Exogenous and Endogenous Postprandial Lipid Abnormalities in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Optimal Blood Glucose Control and Optimal Fasting Triglyceride Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2153-2159 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031764 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Boulman, Y. Levy, R. Leiba, S. Shachar, R. Linn, O. Zinder, and Z. Blumenfeld

Increased C-Reactive Protein Levels in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Marker of Cardiovascular Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2160-2165 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne C. Ho, Yu-Ming Chen, Jean L. F. Woo, and Silvia S. H. Lam

High Habitual Calcium Intake Attenuates Bone Loss in Early Postmenopausal Chinese Women: An 18-Month Follow-Up Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2166-2170 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan D. Driscoll, Gary E. Meininger, Karin Ljungquist, Colleen Hadigan, Martin Torriani, Anne Klibanski, Walter R. Frontera, and Steven Grinspoon

Differential Effects of Metformin and Exercise on Muscle Adiposity and Metabolic Indices in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2171-2178 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031858 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard V. Clark, David J. Hermann, Glenn R. Cunningham, Timothy H. Wilson, Betsy B. Morrill, and Stuart Hobbs

Marked Suppression of Dihydrotestosterone in Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Dutasteride, a Dual 5-Reductase Inhibitor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2179-2184 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030330 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Munther S. Momani, Eileen Shore-Freedman, Barbara J. Collins, Jay Lubin, Elaine Ron, and Arthur B. Schneider

Familial Concordance of Thyroid and Other Head and Neck Tumors in an Irradiated Cohort: Analysis of Contributing Factors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2185-2191 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031906 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick Maison, Simon Griffin, Marc Nicoue-Beglah, Nabila Haddad, Beverley Balkau, and Philippe Chanson

Impact of Growth Hormone (GH) Treatment on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in GH-Deficient Adults: A Metaanalysis of Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2192-2199 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030840 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonis Voutetakis, Maria Argyropoulou, Amalia Sertedaki, Sarantis Livadas, Paraskevi Xekouki, Maria Maniati-Christidi, Ioannis Bossis, Nicolas Thalassinos, Nicholas Patronas, and Catherine Dacou-Voutetakis

Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging in 15 Patients with Prop1 Gene Mutations: Pituitary Enlargement May Originate from the Intermediate Lobe
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2200-2206 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031765 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie E. Chiuve, Lisa A. Martin, Hannia Campos, and Frank M. Sacks

Effect of the Combination of Methyltestosterone and Esterified Estrogens Compared with Esterified Estrogens Alone on Apolipoprotein CIII and Other Apolipoproteins in Very Low Density, Low Density, and High Density Lipoproteins in Surgically Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2207-2213 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031564 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karel Pacak, Ioannis Ilias, Clara C. Chen, Jorge A. Carrasquillo, Millie Whatley, and Lynnette K. Nieman

The Role of [¹⁸F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and [¹¹¹In]-Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate-D-Phe-Pentetreotide Scintigraphy in the Localization of Ectopic Adrenocorticotropin-Secreting Tumors Causing Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2214-2221 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031812 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara M. Brooks-Worrell, Carla J. Greenbaum, Jerry P. Palmer, and Catherine Pihoker

Autoimmunity to Islet Proteins in Children Diagnosed with New-Onset Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2222-2227 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evangelia Charmandari, Deborah P. Merke, Paulo J. Negro, Margaret F. Keil, Pedro E. Martinez, Adam Haim, Philip W. Gold, and George P. Chrousos

Endocrinologic and Psychologic Evaluation of 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency Carriers and Matched Normal Subjects: Evidence for Physical and/or Psychologic Vulnerability to Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2228-2236 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iacopo Chiodini, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Claudia Battista, Vincenzo Carnevale, Massimo Torlontano, Mario Cammisa, Vincenzo Trischitta, and Alfredo Scillitani

Spinal Volumetric Bone Mineral Density and Vertebral Fractures in Female Patients with Adrenal Incidentalomas: The Effects of Subclinical Hypercortisolism and Gonadal Status
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2237-2241 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viveque E. Nielsen, Steen J. Bonnema, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Effects of 0.9 mg Recombinant Human Thyrotropin on Thyroid Size and Function in Normal Subjects: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Cross-Over Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2242-2247 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031783 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. J. Freedman, N. Aziz, D. Albanes, T. Hartman, D. Danforth, S. Hill, N. Sebring, J. C. Reynolds, and J. A. Yanovski

Weight and Body Composition Changes during and after Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Breast Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2248-2253 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi-qun Gu, Jian-sun Tong, Ding-zhi Ma, Xing-hai Wang, Dong Yuan, Wen-hao Tang, and William J. Bremner

Male Hormonal Contraception: Effects of Injections of Testosterone Undecanoate and Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate at Eight-Week Intervals in Chinese Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2254-2262 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031307 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne M. Wikström, Taneli Raivio, Faruk Hadziselimovic, Sakari Wikström, Timo Tuuri, and Leo Dunkel

Klinefelter Syndrome in Adolescence: Onset of Puberty Is Associated with Accelerated Germ Cell Depletion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2263-2270 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031725 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Milani, John D. Carmichael, Joan Welkowitz, Steven Ferris, Richard E. Reitz, Ann Danoff, and David L. Kleinberg

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Variability and Reliability of single Serum IGF-I Measurements: Impact on Determining Predictability of Risk Ratios in Disease Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2271-2274 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

K. J. Suter

The Ontogeny of Pulsatile Growth Hormone Secretion and Its Temporal Relationship to the Onset of Puberty in the Agonadal Male Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2275-2280 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032034 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siegal Sadetzki, Ronit Calderon-Margalit, Baruch Modan, Shefali Srivastava, and R. Michael Tuttle

Ret/PTC Activation in Benign and Malignant Thyroid Tumors Arising in a Population Exposed to Low-Dose External-Beam Irradiation in Childhood
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2281-2289 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030481 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cyril Y. Bowers, Ramona Granda, Subburaman Mohan, Jonathan Kuipers, David Baylink, and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Sustained Elevation of Pulsatile Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I (IGF-I), IGF-Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3), and IGFBP-5 Concentrations during 30-Day Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion of GH-Releasing Peptide-2 in Older Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2290-2300 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. J. Chaves, D. Corella, J. V. Sorli, P. Marin-Garcia, M. Guillen, and J. Redon

Polymorphisms of the Renin-Angiotensin System Influence Height in Normotensive Women in a Spanish Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2301-2305 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle A. Williams, Chunfang Qiu, Martin Muy-Rivera, Surab Vadachkoria, Tara Song, and David A. Luthy

Plasma Adiponectin Concentrations in Early Pregnancy and Subsequent Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2306-2311 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xin Ni, Yue Hou, Bruce R. King, Xiaolu Tang, Mark A. Read, Roger Smith, and Richard C. Nicholson

Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Down-Regulation of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene Expression Is Dependent on a Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Regulatory Element in Human Placental Syncytiotrophoblast Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2312-2318 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030948 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles E. Wood, J. Mark Cline, Mary S. Anthony, Thomas C. Register, and Jay R. Kaplan

Adrenocortical Effects of Oral Estrogens and Soy Isoflavones in Female Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2319-2325 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031728 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Stålberg, Per Grimfjärd, Mårten Santesson, Yinghua Zhou, Daniel Lindberg, Anders Gobl, Kjell Öberg, Gunnar Westin, Jonas Rastad, Shu Wang, and Britt Skogseid

Transfection of the Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Gene to a Human Endocrine Pancreatic Tumor Cell Line Inhibits Cell Growth and Affects Expression of JunD, -Like Protein 1/Preadipocyte Factor-1, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, and QM/Jif-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2326-2337 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carla M. Escobar, Sally J. Krajewski, Tatiana Sandoval-Guzmán, Mary Lou Voytko, and Naomi E. Rance

Neuropeptide Y Gene Expression Is Increased in the Hypothalamus of Older Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2338-2343 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031899 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaoqin Lin, Andrew H. Fischer, Kwon-yul Ryu, Je-yoel Cho, Thomas J. Sferra, Richard T. Kloos, Ernest L. Mazzaferri, and Sissy M. Jhiang

Application of the Cre/loxP System to Enhance Thyroid-Targeted Expression of Sodium/Iodide Symporter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2344-2350 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031963 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen-Fang Chen and Man-Sau Wong

Genistein Enhances Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling Pathway in Human Breast Cancer (MCF-7) Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2351-2359 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken Ebihara, Toru Kusakabe, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Nozomi Kobayashi, Tomohiro Tanaka, Hideki Chusho, Fumiko Miyanaga, Takashi Miyazawa, Tatsuya Hayashi, Kiminori Hosoda, Yoshihiro Ogawa, and Kazuwa Nakao

Gene and Phenotype Analysis of Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy in Japanese: A Novel Homozygous Nonsense Mutation in Seipin Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2360-2364 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031211 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martha Lappas, Michael Permezel, Harry M. Georgiou, and Gregory E. Rice

Regulation of Phospholipase Isozymes by Nuclear Factor-B in Human Gestational Tissues in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2365-2372 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031385 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Federica Barchiesi, Edwin K. Jackson, Bruno Imthurn, Juergen Fingerle, Delbert G. Gillespie, and Raghvendra K. Dubey

Differential Regulation of Estrogen Receptor Subtypes and ß in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells by Oligonucleotides and Estradiol
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2373-2381 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030821 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis D. Payet, Sue M. Firth, and Robert C. Baxter

The Role of the Acid-Labile Subunit in Regulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor Transport across Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Monolayers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2382-2389 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031880 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gaurang S. Daftary and Hugh S. Taylor

EMX2 Gene Expression in the Female Reproductive Tract and Aberrant Expression in the Endometrium of Patients with Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2390-2396 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Kaczirek, M. Schindl, A. Weinhäusel, C. Scheuba, C. Passler, G. Prager, M. Raderer, G. Hamilton, M. Mittlböck, V. Siegl, R. Pfragner, and B. Niederle

Cytotoxic Activity of Camptothecin and Paclitaxel in Newly Established Continuous Human Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Lines
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2397-2401 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031314 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Barbaro, S. Lajic, L. Baldazzi, A. Balsamo, P. Pirazzoli, A. Cicognani, A. Wedell, and E. Cacciari

Functional Analysis of Two Recurrent Amino Acid Substitutions in the CYP21 Gene from Italian Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2402-2407 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031630 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Gaasenbeek, Brenda L. Powell, Ulla Sovio, Lema Haddad, Neda Gharani, Amanda Bennett, Christopher J. Groves, Karen Rush, Micaela J. Goh, Gerard S. Conway, Aimo Ruokonen, Hannu Martikainen, Anneli Pouta, Saara Taponen, Anna-Liisa Hartikainen, Stephanie Halford, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Steve Franks, and Mark I. McCarthy

Large-Scale Analysis of the Relationship between CYP11A Promoter Variation, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and Serum Testosterone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2408-2413 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031640 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efisio Puxeddu, Sonia Moretti, Rossella Elisei, Cristina Romei, Raffaela Pascucci, Marco Martinelli, Cecilia Marino, Nicola Avenia, Esther Diana Rossi, Guido Fadda, Antonio Cavaliere, Rodolfo Ribacchi, Alberto Falorni, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Furio Pacini, Aldo Pinchera, and Fausto Santeusanio

BRAF^V599E Mutation Is the Leading Genetic Event in Adult Sporadic Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2414-2420 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuping Wang, David F. Lewis, Yang Gu, Yanping Zhang, J. Steve Alexander, and D. Neil Granger

Placental Trophoblast-Derived Factors Diminish Endothelial Barrier Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2421-2428 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabio Broglio, Cristina Gottero, Peter Van Koetsveld, Flavia Prodam, Silvia Destefanis, Andrea Benso, Carlotta Gauna, Leo Hofland, Emanuela Arvat, Aart Jan van der Lely, and Ezio Ghigo

Acetylcholine Regulates Ghrelin Secretion in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2429-2433 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart J. Ellem, Jacqueline F. Schmitt, John S. Pedersen, Mark Frydenberg, and Gail P. Risbridger

Local Aromatase Expression in Human Prostate Is Altered in Malignancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2434-2441 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Cervero, José Antonio Horcajadas, Julio MartÍn, Antonio Pellicer, and Carlos Simón

The Leptin System during Human Endometrial Receptivity and Preimplantation Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2442-2451 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosario Pivonello, Diego Ferone, Wouter W. de Herder, Johan M. Kros, Maria Laura Del Basso De Caro, Marica Arvigo, Lucio Annunziato, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, Leo J. Hofland, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

Dopamine Receptor Expression and Function in Corticotroph Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2452-2462 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030837 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Battersby, H. O. D. Critchley, K. Morgan, R. P. Millar, and H. N. Jabbour

Expression and Regulation of the Prokineticins (Endocrine Gland-Derived Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Bv8) and Their Receptors in the Human Endometrium across the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2463-2469 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kotaro Kitaya, Takeshi Nakayama, Nobue Daikoku, Shinji Fushiki, and Hideo Honjo

Spatial and Temporal Expression of Ligands for CXCR3 and CXCR4 in Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2470-2476 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anja Fingerhut, Sirimon Reutrakul, Sebastian D. Knuedeler, Lars C. Moeller, Carol Greenlee, Samuel Refetoff, and Onno E. Janssen

Partial Deficiency of Thyroxine-Binding Globulin-Allentown Is Due to a Mutation in the Signal Peptide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2477-2483 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jin-Young Chung, Yang Song, Yuping Wang, Ronald R. Magness, and Jing Zheng

Differential Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Endocrine Gland Derived-VEGF, and VEGF Receptors in Human Placentas from Normal and Preeclamptic Pregnancies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2484-2490 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nitish Narvekar, Sharon Cameron, Hilary O. D. Critchley, Suiqing Lin, Linan Cheng, and David T. Baird

Low-Dose Mifepristone Inhibits Endometrial Proliferation and Up-Regulates Androgen Receptor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2491-2497 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031945 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison K. Death, Kristine C. Y. McGrath, Rymantas Kazlauskas, and David J. Handelsman

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Tetrahydrogestrinone Is a Potent Androgen and Progestin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2498-2500 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chrysoula Dosiou, Ruth B. Lathi, Suzana Tulac, S.-T. Joseph Huang, and Linda C. Giudice

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Interferon-Related and Other Immune Genes Are Downregulated in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes in the Luteal Phase of the Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2501-2504 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031647 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Giampiero Igli Baroncelli, Silvano Bertelloni, Laura Galli, Federica Sodini, and Giuseppe Saggese

Cortical Bone Density Is Normal in Prepubertal Children with Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency, but Initially Decreases during GH Replacement due to Early Bone Remodeling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2505-2506 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032122 [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Schweizer, D. D. Martin, C. P. Schwarze, G. Binder, A. Georgiadou, J. Roth, and M. B. Ranke

Authors’ Response: Cortical Bone Density Is Normal in Prepubertal Children with Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency, but Initially Decreases during GH Replacement due to Early Bone Remodeling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2505-a- doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032254 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giampiero Igli Baroncelli, Silvano Bertelloni, Laura Galli, Federica Sodini, and Giuseppe Saggese

Are Adult Patients with Laron Syndrome Osteopenic? A Comparison between Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Volumetric Bone Densities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2506-2507 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031989 [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Benbassat, V. Eshed, and Z. Laron

Authors’ Response: Are Adult Patients with Laron Syndrome Osteopenic? A Comparison between Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Volumetric Bone Densities
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2507 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032258 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Laurberg

Patients on Appropriate T₄ Replacement Are as Content as They Would Be on Any Thyroid Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2507-b- doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032136 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. Sawka and H. G. Gerstein

Authors’ Response: Patients on Appropriate T₄ Replacement Are as Content as They Would Be on Any Thyroid Hormone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2507-c- doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032256 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2337 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 2509-2511 [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: 2512-2514 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Glenn R. Cunningham, Alvin M. Matsumoto, and Ronald Swerdloff

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Low Testosterone and Men’s Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glenn R. Cunningham, Alvin M. Matsumoto, and Ronald Swerdloff

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:La testosterona baja y la salud masculina
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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