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

The Endocrine Society:

The Endocrine Society Awards
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4168-4169 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Endocrine Society 2004 Annual Awards
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4170-4182 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Features:

Rebecca L. Hull, Gunilla T. Westermark, Per Westermark, and Steven E. Kahn

Hot Topic:Islet Amyloid: A Critical Entity in the Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3629-3643 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Kaplowitz

Extensive Personal Experience:Clinical Characteristics of 104 Children Referred for Evaluation of Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3644-3650 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Michael Lewiecki, Nelson B. Watts, Michael R. McClung, Steven M. Petak, Laura K. Bachrach, John A. Shepherd, and Robert W. Downs, Jr.

Position Statement:Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3651-3655 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Carella, G. Mazziotti, G. Amato, L. E. Braverman, and E. Roti

Clinical Review 169:Interferon--Related Thyroid Disease: Pathophysiological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Aspects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3656-3661 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0627 [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Mazzaferri

A Randomized Trial of Remnant Ablation—In Search of an Impossible Dream?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3662-3664 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0739 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bryan R. Haugen

Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Benefit from Radioiodine Remnant Ablation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3665-3667 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0920 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna M. Sawka, Kullathorn Thephamongkhol, Melissa Brouwers, Lehana Thabane, George Browman, and Hertzel C. Gerstein

Clinical Review 170:A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of the Effectiveness of Radioactive Iodine Remnant Ablation for Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3668-3676 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul M. Stewart

Adrenal Replacement Therapy: Time for an Inward Look to the Medulla?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3677-3678 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1078 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina Weise, Bart Drinkard, Sarah L. Mehlinger, Stuart M. Holzer, Graeme Eisenhofer, Evangelia Charmandari, George P. Chrousos, and Deborah P. Merke

Stress Dose of Hydrocortisone Is Not Beneficial in Patients with Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Undergoing Short-Term, High-Intensity Exercise
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3679-3684 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phyllis W. Speiser

Improving Neonatal Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3685-3686 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0976 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carla Z. Minutti, Jean M. Lacey, Mark J. Magera, Si Houn Hahn, Mark McCann, Andreas Schulze, David Cheillan, Claude Dorche, Donald H. Chace, James F. Lymp, Donald Zimmerman, Piero Rinaldo, and Dietrich Matern

Steroid Profiling by Tandem Mass Spectrometry Improves the Positive Predictive Value of Newborn Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3687-3693 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David S. Guzick

Cardiovascular Risk in PCOS
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3694-3695 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1136 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesco Orio, Jr., Stefano Palomba, Letizia Spinelli, Teresa Cascella, Libuse Tauchmanovà, Fulvio Zullo, Gaetano Lombardi, and Annamaria Colao

The Cardiovascular Risk of Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Observational, Analytical, Prospective Case-Control Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3696-3701 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carole A. Spencer

Challenges of Serum Thyroglobulin (Tg) Measurement in the Presence of Tg Autoantibodies
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3702-3704 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0986 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Priya Chinnappa, Leslie Taguba, Rosemarie Arciaga, Charles Faiman, Allan Siperstein, Adi E. Mehta, Sethu K. Reddy, Christian Nasr, and Manjula K. Gupta

Detection of Thyrotropin-Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) and Thyroglobulin mRNA Transcripts in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Thyroid Disease: Sensitive and Specific Markers for Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3705-3709 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031967 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth N. Pearce and Lewis E. Braverman

Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Outcomes and Implications for Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3710-3712 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1189 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriella Pellegriti, Claudia Scollo, Gabriella Lumera, Concetto Regalbuto, Riccardo Vigneri, and Antonino Belfiore

Clinical Behavior and Outcome of Papillary Thyroid Cancers Smaller than 1.5 cm in Diameter: Study of 299 Cases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3713-3720 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031982 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bryan K. Ward, Aaron L. Magno, Elizabeth A. Davis, Aylin C. Hanyaloglu, Bronwyn G. A. Stuckey, Mark Burrows, Karin A. Eidne, Adrian K. Charles, and Thomas Ratajczak

Clinical Case Seminar:Functional Deletion of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor in a Case of Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3721-3730 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031653 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Konstanze Miehle, Andrea Tannapfel, Peter Lamesch, Gudrun Borte, Eva Schenker, Regine Kluge, Rudolf A. Ott, Volker Wiechmann, Martin Koch, Woubet Kassahun, Ralf Paschke, and Christian A. Koch

Clinical Case Seminar:Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor with Ectopic Adrenocorticotropin Production upon Second Recurrence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3731-3736 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032164 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nickolas A. Courcoutsakis, Nickolas J. Patronas, David Cassarino, Kurt Griffin, Meg Keil, Judith L. Ross, J. Aidan Carney, and Constantine A. Stratakis

Images in Endocrinology:Hypodense Nodularity on Computed Tomography: Novel Imaging and Pathology of Micronodular Adrenocortical Hyperplasia Associated with Myelolipomatous Changes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3737-3738 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0055 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Apostolos V. Tsolakis, Guida M. Portela-Gomes, Mats Stridsberg, Lars Grimelius, Anders Sundin, Barbro K. Eriksson, Kjell E. Öberg, and Eva T. Janson

Malignant Gastric Ghrelinoma with Hyperghrelinemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3739-3744 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimo Terzolo, Barbara Allasino, Sandra Bosio, Elena Brusa, Fulvia Daffara, Massimo Ventura, Emiliano Aroasio, Gianna Sacchetto, Giuseppe Reimondo, Alberto Angeli, and Clara Camaschella

Hyperhomocysteinemia in Patients with Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3745-3751 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brooke Swearingen, Laurence Katznelson, Karen Miller, Steven Grinspoon, Arthur Waltman, David J. Dorer, Anne Klibanski, and Beverly M. K. Biller

Diagnostic Errors after Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3752-3763 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muhidien Soufi, Michael Schoppet, Alexander M. Sattler, Matthias Herzum, Bernhard Maisch, Lorenz C. Hofbauer, and Juergen R. Schaefer

Osteoprotegerin Gene Polymorphisms in Men with Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3764-3768 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Terhi Piltonen, Riitta Koivunen, Antti Perheentupa, Laure Morin-Papunen, Aimo Ruokonen, and Juha S. Tapanainen

Ovarian Age-Related Responsiveness to Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3769-3775 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031851 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei Hao, Monica C. Skarulis, William F. Simonds, Lee S. Weinstein, Sunita K. Agarwal, Carmen Mateo, Laura James-Newton, Gerald R. Hobbs, Fathia Gibril, Robert T. Jensen, and Stephen J. Marx

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Variant with Frequent Prolactinoma and Rare Gastrinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3776-3784 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ville-Valtteri Välimäki, Henrik Alfthan, Kaisa K. Ivaska, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Kim Pettersson, Ulf-Håkan Stenman, and Matti J. Välimäki

Serum Estradiol, Testosterone, and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin as Regulators of Peak Bone Mass and Bone Turnover Rate in Young Finnish Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3785-3789 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Reinehr, C. Roth, T. Menke, and W. Andler

Adiponectin before and after Weight Loss in Obese Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3790-3794 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031925 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioannis Ilias, Richard Chang, Karel Pacak, Edward H. Oldfield, Robert Wesley, John Doppman, and Lynnette K. Nieman

Jugular Venous Sampling: An Alternative to Petrosal Sinus Sampling for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Dependent Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3795-3800 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Avery Ince, Ellen J. Anderson, and Robert M. Neer

Lowering Dietary Protein to U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance Levels Reduces Urinary Calcium Excretion and Bone Resorption in Young Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3801-3807 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kris Poppe, Daniel Glinoer, Herman Tournaye, Johan Schiettecatte, Paul Devroey, Andre van Steirteghem, Patrick Haentjens, and Brigitte Velkeniers

Impact of Ovarian Hyperstimulation on Thyroid Function in Women with and without Thyroid Autoimmunity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3808-3812 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Kelleher, A. J. Conway, and D. J. Handelsman

Blood Testosterone Threshold for Androgen Deficiency Symptoms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3813-3817 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen L. Storr, Andrea M. Isidori, John P. Monson, G. Michael Besser, Ashley B. Grossman, and Martin O. Savage

Prepubertal Cushing’s Disease Is More Common in Males, But There Is No Increase in Severity at Diagnosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3818-3820 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina Wang, Ronald Swerdloff, Mark Kipnes, Alvin M. Matsumoto, Adrian S. Dobs, Glenn Cunningham, Laurence Katznelson, Thomas J. Weber, Theodore C. Friedman, Peter Snyder, and Howard L. Levine

New Testosterone Buccal System (Striant) Delivers Physiological Testosterone Levels: Pharmacokinetics Study in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3821-3829 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031866 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anders Bojesen, Svend Juul, Niels Birkebæk, and Claus H. Gravholt

Increased Mortality in Klinefelter Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3830-3834 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0777 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nora Brettenthaler, Christian De Geyter, Peter R. Huber, and Ulrich Keller

Effect of the Insulin Sensitizer Pioglitazone on Insulin Resistance, Hyperandrogenism, and Ovulatory Dysfunction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3835-3840 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew R. Smith, Mary Anne Fallon, Hang Lee, and Joel S. Finkelstein

Raloxifene to Prevent Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist-Induced Bone Loss in Men with Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3841-3846 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. J. A. James, R. F. Drewett, and T. D. Cheetham

Low Cord Ghrelin Levels in Term Infants Are Associated with Slow Weight Gain Over the First 3 Months of Life
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3847-3850 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Piedad Santiago-Fernandez, Rosario Torres-Barahona, J. Antonio Muela-Martínez, Gemma Rojo-Martínez, Eduardo García-Fuentes, M. José Garriga, Ana García León, and Federico Soriguer

Intelligence Quotient and Iodine Intake: A Cross-Sectional Study in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3851-3857 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031652 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aaron Isaacs, Fakhredin A. Sayed-Tabatabaei, Omer T. Njajou, Jacqueline C. M. Witteman, and Cornelia M. van Duijn

The –514 CT Hepatic Lipase Promoter Region Polymorphism and Plasma Lipids: A Meta-Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3858-3863 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0188 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melanie G. Cree, Bradley R. Newcomer, Christos S. Katsanos, Melinda Sheffield-Moore, David Chinkes, Asle Aarsland, Randall Urban, and Robert R. Wolfe

Intramuscular and Liver Triglycerides Are Increased in the Elderly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3864-3871 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031986 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muredach P. Reilly, Nayyar Iqbal, Mark Schutta, Megan L. Wolfe, Monique Scally, A. Russell Localio, Daniel J. Rader, and Stephen E. Kimmel

Plasma Leptin Levels Are Associated with Coronary Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3872-3878 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031676 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. W. V. Flynn, T. M. MacDonald, A. D. Morris, R. T. Jung, and G. P. Leese

The Thyroid Epidemiology, Audit, and Research Study: Thyroid Dysfunction in the General Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3879-3884 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

KH Paik, DK Jin, SY Song, JE Lee, SH Ko, SM Song, JS Kim, YJ Oh, SW Kim, SH Lee, SH Kim, EK Kwon, and YH Choe

Correlation between Fasting Plasma Ghrelin Levels and Age, Body Mass Index (BMI), BMI Percentiles, and 24-Hour Plasma Ghrelin Profiles in Prader-Willi Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3885-3889 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. V. Carroll, W. M. Drake, K. T. Maher, K. Metcalfe, N. J. Shaw, D. B. Dunger, T. D. Cheetham, C. Camacho-Hübner, M. O. Savage, and J. P. Monson

Comparison of Continuation or Cessation of Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy on Body Composition and Metabolic Status in Adolescents with Severe GH Deficiency at Completion of Linear Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3890-3895 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031588 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer M. Barker, Katherine J. Barriga, Liping Yu, Dongmei Miao, Henry A. Erlich, Jill M. Norris, George S. Eisenbarth, and Marian Rewers

Prediction of Autoantibody Positivity and Progression to Type 1 Diabetes: Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3896-3902 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031887 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen K. Miller, Kelly A. Grieco, Jean Mulder, Steven Grinspoon, Diane Mickley, Revital Yehezkel, David B. Herzog, and Anne Klibanski

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Effects of Risedronate on Bone Density in Anorexia Nervosa
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3903-3906 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031885 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Sophia N. Kalantaridou, Katerina K. Naka, Evangelos Papanikolaou, Nicolaos Kazakos, Maria Kravariti, Karim A. Calis, Evangelos A. Paraskevaidis, Demetrios A. Sideris, Agathocles Tsatsoulis, George P. Chrousos, and Lampros K. Michalis

Impaired Endothelial Function in Young Women with Premature Ovarian Failure: Normalization with Hormone Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3907-3913 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amalia Gastaldelli, Yoshinori Miyazaki, Maura Pettiti, Emma Buzzigoli, Srikanth Mahankali, Ele Ferrannini, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

Separate Contribution of Diabetes, Total Fat Mass, and Fat Topography to Glucose Production, Gluconeogenesis, and Glycogenolysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3914-3921 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031941 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raghvendra K. Dubey, Edwin K. Jackson, Delbert G. Gillespie, Lefteris C. Zacharia, and Bruno Imthurn

Catecholamines Block the Antimitogenic Effect of Estradiol on Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3922-3931 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0115 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna L. Gloyn, Elizabeth A. Cummings, Emma L. Edghill, Lorna W. Harries, Rachel Scott, Teresa Costa, I. Karen Temple, Andrew T. Hattersley, and Sian Ellard

Permanent Neonatal Diabetes due to Paternal Germline Mosaicism for an Activating Mutation of the KCNJ11 Gene Encoding the Kir6.2 Subunit of the ß-Cell Potassium Adenosine Triphosphate Channel
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3932-3935 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0568 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ya-Xiong Tao and Deborah L. Segaloff

Functional Characterization of Melanocortin-3 Receptor Variants Identify a Loss-of-Function Mutation Involving an Amino Acid Critical for G Protein-Coupled Receptor Activation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3936-3942 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0367 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Enrique Caballero, Adriano Delgado, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Alberto Naranjo Herrera, Jose Luis Castillo, Tatiana Cabrera, Francisco J. Gomez-Perez, and Juan A. Rull

The Differential Effects of Metformin on Markers of Endothelial Activation and Inflammation in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3943-3948 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey S. Cohn, Bruce W. Patterson, Kris D. Uffelman, Jean Davignon, and George Steiner

Rate of Production of Plasma and Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) Apolipoprotein C-III Is Strongly Related to the Concentration and Level of Production of VLDL Triglyceride in Male Subjects with Different Body Weights and Levels of Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3949-3955 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin Yuen, Jan Frystyk, Margot Umpleby, Linda Fryklund, and David Dunger

Changes in Free Rather Than Total Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Enhance Insulin Sensitivity and Suppress Endogenous Peak Growth Hormone (GH) Release following Short-Term Low-Dose GH Administration in Young Healthy Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3956-3964 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0300 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annaswamy Raji, Marie D. Gerhard-Herman, Mercedes Warren, Stuart G. Silverman, Vassilios Raptopoulos, Christos S. Mantzoros, and Donald C. Simonson

Insulin Resistance and Vascular Dysfunction in Nondiabetic Asian Indians
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3965-3972 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. E. Wilson, J. Fisher, and K. Chikazawa

Estradiol Negative Feedback Regulates Nocturnal Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion in Prepubertal Female Rhesus Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3973-3978 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Hisanori Suzuki, Sayoko Ogura, Rie Imai, Yuji Yamazaki, Takeyoshi Yamashita, Yoshinari Miyamoto, Hiroshi Okazaki, Kozo Nakamura, Kazuhiko Nakahara, Seiji Fukumoto, and Toshiro Fujita

Venous Sampling for Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Confirms Preoperative Diagnosis of Tumor-Induced Osteomalacia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3979-3982 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kleopatra H. Schulpis, Ioannis Papassotiriou, Maria Vounatsou, George A. Karikas, Stylianos Tsakiris, and George P. Chrousos

Morning Preprandial Plasma Ghrelin and Catecholamine Concentrations in Patients with Phenylketonuria and Normal Controls: Evidence for Catecholamine-Mediated Ghrelin Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3983-3987 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0311 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Grinspoon, Karen K. Miller, David B. Herzog, Kelly A. Grieco, and Anne Klibanski

Effects of Estrogen and Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I on Ghrelin Secretion in Severe Undernutrition
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3988-3993 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. P. Sajan, M. L. Standaert, A. Miura, G. Bandyopadhyay, P. Vollenweider, D. M. Franklin, R. Lea-Currie, and R. V. Farese

Impaired Activation of Protein Kinase C- by Insulin and Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-(PO₄)₃ in Cultured Preadipocyte-Derived Adipocytes and Myotubes of Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3994-3998 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eero Kajantie, Taneli Raivio, Olli a. Jänne, Petteri Hovi, Leo Dunkel, and Sture Andersson

Circulating Glucocorticoid Bioactivity in the Preterm Newborn after Antenatal Betamethasone Treatment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3999-4003 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum, Paul G. Voorhoeve, Saskia J. te Velde, Jan W. Koper, Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal, Han C. G. Kemper, and Steven W. J. Lamberts

The ER22/23EK Polymorphism in the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene Is Associated with a Beneficial Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Young Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4004-4009 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031422 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen C. Looker, Jonathan Krakoff, Tohru Funahashi, Yuji Matsuzawa, Sachiyo Tanaka, Robert G. Nelson, William C. Knowler, Robert S. Lindsay, and Robert L. Hanson

Adiponectin Concentrations Are Influenced by Renal Function and Diabetes Duration in Pima Indians with Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4010-4017 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031916 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Santanu Deb, Sanober Amin, Ayse Gonca Imir, Mehmet Bertan Yilmaz, Takashi Suzuki, Hironobu Sasano, and Serdar E. Bulun

Estrogen Regulates Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors in Breast Adipose Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4018-4024 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Haim Mayan, Gabriel Munter, Miriam Shaharabany, Meir Mouallem, Rachel Pauzner, Eliezer J. Holtzman, and Zvi Farfel

Hypercalciuria in Familial Hyperkalemia and Hypertension Accompanies Hyperkalemia and Precedes Hypertension: Description of a Large Family with the Q565E WNK4 Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4025-4030 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eero Kajantie, Timo Hytinantti, Petteri Hovi, and Sture Andersson

Cord Plasma Adiponectin: A 20-Fold Rise between 24 Weeks Gestation and Term
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4031-4036 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Paul Lambert, Kathleen M. Gillespie, Glenys Thomson, Heather J. Cordell, John A. Todd, Edwin A. M. Gale, and Polly J. Bingley

Absolute Risk of Childhood-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Defined by Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Genotype: A Population-Based Study in the United Kingdom
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4037-4043 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne Bayer, Susanne Neumann, Birgit Meyer, Franz Rüschendorf, Andreas Reske, Thomas Brix, Laszlo Hegedüs, Pavel Langer, Peter Nürnberg, and Ralf Paschke

Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis Reveals Evidence for Four New Susceptibility Loci for Familial Euthyroid Goiter
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4044-4052 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antje Böttner, Jürgen Kratzsch, Grit Müller, Thomas M. Kapellen, Susann Blüher, Eberhard Keller, Matthias Blüher, and Wieland Kiess

Gender Differences of Adiponectin Levels Develop during the Progression of Puberty and Are Related to Serum Androgen Levels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4053-4061 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. M. H. van Dielen, W. A. Buurman, M. Hadfoune, J. Nijhuis, and J. W. Greve

Macrophage Inhibitory Factor, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, Other Acute Phase Proteins, and Inflammatory Mediators Normalize as a Result of Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Subjects Treated with Gastric Restrictive Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4062-4068 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jovelle B. Laoag-Fernandez, Hiroya Matsuo, Homare Murakoshi, Anna Lissa Hamada, Benjamin K. Tsang, and Takeshi Maruo

3,5,3'-Triiodothyronine Down-Regulates Fas and Fas Ligand Expression and Suppresses Caspase-3 and Poly (Adenosine 5'-Diphosphate-Ribose) Polymerase Cleavage and Apoptosis in Early Placental Extravillous Trophoblasts in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4069-4077 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Samson, Franklin V. Peale, Jr., Gretchen Frantz, Nathalie Rioux-Leclercq, Ewa Rajpert-De Meyts, and Napoleone Ferrara

Human Endocrine Gland-Derived Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: Expression Early in Development and in Leydig Cell Tumors Suggests Roles in Normal and Pathological Testis Angiogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4078-4088 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Mioni, Silvia Chiarelli, Nadia Xamin, Laura Zuliani, Marnie Granzotto, Bruno Mozzanega, Pietro Maffei, Chiara Martini, Stella Blandamura, Nicola Sicolo, and Roberto Vettor

Evidence for the Presence of Glucose Transporter 4 in the Endometrium and Its Regulation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4089-4096 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Hume, Judith Simpson, Caroline Delahunty, Hans van Toor, S. Y. Wu, Fiona L. R. Williams, and Theo J. Visser

Human Fetal and Cord Serum Thyroid Hormones: Developmental Trends and Interrelationships
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4097-4103 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Schoppet, Nadia Al-Fakhri, Folker E. Franke, Norbert Katz, Peter J. Barth, Bernhard Maisch, Klaus T. Preissner, and Lorenz C. Hofbauer

Localization of Osteoprotegerin, Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, and Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-B Ligand in Mönckeberg’s Sclerosis and Atherosclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4104-4112 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liangying Lu, Takashi Suzuki, Yosuke Yoshikawa, Osamu Murakami, Yasuhiro Miki, Takuya Moriya, Mary H. Bassett, William E. Rainey, Yutaka Hayashi, and Hironobu Sasano

Nur-Related Factor 1 and Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Clone B in Human Adrenal Cortex and Its Disorders
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4113-4118 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold E. Carlson, Philip Kane, Z. M. Lei, X. Li, and C. V. Rao

Presence of Luteinizing Hormone/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptors in Male Breast Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4119-4123 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-031882 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen A. Carrasco, Alexis A. González, Cristian A. Carvajal, Claudia Campusano, Eveline Oestreicher, Eugenio Arteaga, Nelson Wohllk, and Carlos E. Fardella

Novel Intronic Mutation of MEN1 Gene Causing Familial Isolated Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4124-4129 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. J. F. Munns, H. R. Haase, L. M. Crowther, M. T. Hayes, R. Blaschke, G. Rappold, I. A. Glass, and J. A. Batch

Expression of SHOX in Human Fetal and Childhood Growth Plate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4130-4135 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guntram Borck, A. Kemal Topaloglu, Eckhard Korsch, Ursula Martiné, Gabriele Wildhardt, Neslihan Onenli-Mungan, Bilgin Yuksel, Ulrich Aumann, Gerhard Koch, Guler Ozer, Roland Pfäffle, Neal H. Scherberg, Samuel Refetoff, and Joachim Pohlenz

Four New Cases of Congenital Secondary Hypothyroidism due to a Splice Site Mutation in the Thyrotropin-ß Gene: Phenotypic Variability and Founder Effect
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4136-4141 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Camilo Jimenez, Mouhammed Amir Habra, Su-Chen Eileen Huang, Adel El-Naggar, Suzanne E. Shapiro, Douglas B. Evans, Gilbert Cote, and Robert F. Gagel

Comment:Pheochromocytoma and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A New Genotype-Phenotype Correlation of the RET Protooncogene 891 Germline Mutation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4142-4145 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerald Raverot, Herve Lejeune, Tom Kotlar, Michel Pugeat, and J. Larry Jameson

Comment:X-Linked Sex-Determining Region Y Box 3 (SOX3) Gene Mutations Are Uncommon in Men with Idiopathic Oligoazoospermic Infertility
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4146-4148 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0191 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murray D. Mitchell, Kerryn L. Simpson, and Jeffrey A. Keelan

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Paradoxical Proinflammatory Actions of Interleukin-10 in Human Amnion: Potential Roles in Term and Preterm Labour
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4149-4152 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorenzo A. Calò, Elisa Pagnin, Paul A. Davis, Michelangelo Sartori, Giulio Ceolotto, Achille C. Pessina, and Andrea Semplicini

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Increased Expression of Regulator of G Protein Signaling-2 (RGS-2) in Bartter’s/Gitelman’s Syndrome. A Role in the Control of Vascular Tone and Implication for Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4153-4157 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Jain, N. S. Fedarko, M. T. Collins, R. Gelman, M. A. Ankrom, M. Tayback, and L. W. Fisher

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Serum Levels of Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) in Normal Humans Correlate with Serum Phosphorus, Parathyroid Hormone and Bone Mineral Density
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4158-4161 doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032031 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tricia M.-M. Tan, Mark Vanderpump, Bernard Khoo, Mike Patterson, Mohammad A. Ghatei, and Anthony P. Goldstone

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Somatostatin Infusion Lowers Plasma Ghrelin without Reducing Appetite in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4162-4165 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0835 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Mohamad Maghnie and Clara Malattia

Timing of Pituitary Stalk Assessment in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: "When" Is Sometimes More Important than "What"
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4166 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0230 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean Donadieu and Michel Polak

Authors’ Response: Timing of Pituitary Stalk Assessment in Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: "When" Is Sometimes More Important than "What"
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4166-a-4167 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0885 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 3871 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89: 4183-4186 [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: 4187-4189 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

Lisa Fish, Linn Goldberg, and Daniel Spratt

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Anabolic Steroids and Young Adults
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa Fish, Linn Goldberg, and Daniel Spratt

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Los Esteroides Anabólicos y los Jóvenes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 89 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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