Consensus Statement:

Peter J Trainer, Julian Barth, Cathie Sturgeon, Gilbert Wieringaon on behalf of the collaborative

Consensus statement on the standardisation of GH assays
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 1-2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Studies:

Aghini-Lombardi Fabrizio, Di Bello Vitantonio, Talini Enrica, Di Cori Andrea, Monzani Fabio, Antonangeli Lucia, Palagi Caterina, Caraccio Nadia, Delle Donne Maria Grazia, Nardi Carmela, Dardano Angela, Balbarini Alberto, Mariani Mario, and Pinchera Aldo

Early textural and functional alterations of left ventricular myocardium in mild hypothyroidism
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 3-9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter H Bisschop, Arno W Toorians, Erik Endert, Wilmar M Wiersinga, Louis J Gooren, and Eric Fliers

The effects of sex-steroid administration on the pituitary–thyroid axis in transsexuals
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 11-16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bert De Groef, Brigitte R Decallonne, Serge Van der Geyten, Veerle M Darras, and Roger Bouillon

Perchlorate versus other environmental sodium/iodide symporter inhibitors: potential thyroid-related health effects
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 17-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Cappelli, Maurizio Castellano, Ilenia Pirola, Elena Gandossi, Elvira De Martino, Davide Cumetti, Barbara Agosti, and Enrico Agabiti Rosei

Thyroid nodule shape suggests malignancy
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 27-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emil Hagström, Ewa Lundgren, Jonas Rastad, and Per Hellman

Metabolic abnormalities in patients with normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism detected at a population-based screening
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 33-39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabetta Cecconi, Maurizio Gasperi, Maura Genovesi, Fausto Bogazzi, Lucia Grasso, Filomena Cetani, Massimo Procopio, Claudio Marcocci, Luigi Bartalena, and Enio Martino

The reduction of bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with primary hyperparathyroidism is higher in the presence of concomitant GH secretion impairment
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 41-45. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Hiéronimus, Magali Bec-Roche, Florence Pedeutour, Jean Claude Lambert, Kathy Wagner-Malher, Jean Christophe Mas, Jean Louis Sadoul, and Patrick Fénichel

The spectrum of parathyroid gland dysfunction associated with the microdeletion 22q11
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 47-52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José A Riancho, María T Zarrabeitia, Carmen Valero, Carolina Sañudo, Verónica Mijares, and Jesús González-Macías

A gene-to-gene interaction between aromatase and estrogen receptors influences bone mineral density
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 53-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirstine Stochholm, Claus H Gravholt, Torben Laursen, Jens O Jørgensen, Peter Laurberg, Marianne Andersen, Lars Ø Kristensen, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Jens S Christiansen, Morten Frydenberg, and Anders Green

Incidence of GH deficiency – a nationwide study
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 61-71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B Steffin, B Gutt, M Bidlingmaier, C Dieterle, F Oltmann, and J Schopohl

Effects of the long-acting somatostatin analogue Lanreotide Autogel on glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in acromegaly
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 73-78. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger Abs, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Anders F Mattsson, John P Monson, Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, Miklós I Góth, Patrick Wilton, and Maria Koltowska-Häggström

Determinants of cardiovascular risk in 2589 hypopituitary GH-deficient adults – a KIMS database analysis
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 79-90. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan Svensson, Gudmundur Johannsson, Ali Iranmanesh, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland, Johannes D Veldhuis, and Bengt-Åke Bengtsson

GH secretory pattern in young adults who discontinued GH treatment for GH deficiency and decreased longitudinal growth in childhood
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 91-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelika Gutenberg, Volkmar Hans, Maximilian J A Puchner, Jürgen Kreutzer, Wolfgang Brück, Patrizio Caturegli, and Michael Buchfelder

Primary hypophysitis: clinical-pathological correlations
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 101-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Koltowska-Häggström, Anders F Mattsson, John P Monson, Paul Kind, Xavier Badia, Felipe F Casanueva, Jan Busschbach, Hans P F Koppeschaar, and Gudmundur Johannsson

Does long-term GH replacement therapy in hypopituitary adults with GH deficiency normalise quality of life?
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 109-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indraneel Banerjee, Julie A Trueman, Catherine M Hall, David A Price, Leena Patel, Andrew J Whatmore, Joel N Hirschhorn, Andrew P Read, Mark R Palmert, and Peter E Clayton

Phenotypic variation in constitutional delay of growth and puberty: relationship to specific leptin and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 121-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Möhlig, Annette Jürgens, Joachim Spranger, Kurt Hoffmann, Martin O Weickert, Hans W Schlösser, Thilo Schill, Georg Brabant, Andreas Schüring, Andreas F H Pfeiffer, Jörg Gromoll, and Christof Schöfl

The androgen receptor CAG repeat modifies the impact of testosterone on insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 127-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Djuro Macut, Svetozar Damjanovic, Dimitrios Panidis, Nikolaos Spanos, Biljana Glisic, Milan Petakov, David Rousso, Anargyros Kourtis, Jelica Bjekic, and Natasa Milic

Oxidised low-density lipoprotein concentration – early marker of an altered lipid metabolism in young women with PCOS
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 131-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D M Wunder, M Yared, N A Bersinger, D Widmer, R Kretschmer, and M H Birkhäuser

Serum leptin and C-reactive protein levels in the physiological spontaneous menstrual cycle in reproductive age women
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 137-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Janner, Amit V Pandey, Primus E Mullis, and Christa E Flück

Clinical and biochemical description of a novel CYP21A2 gene mutation 962_963insA using a new 3D model for the P450c21 protein
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 143-151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanne R de Rooij, Rebecca C Painter, David I W Phillips, Clive Osmond, Robert P J Michels, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Otto P Bleker, and Tessa J Roseboom

Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity in adults who were prenatally exposed to the Dutch famine
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 153-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M J Kim, M Maachi, C Debard, E Loizon, K Clément, E Bruckert, B Hainque, J Capeau, H Vidal, and J P Bastard

Increased adiponectin receptor-1 expression in adipose tissue of impaired glucose-tolerant obese subjects during weight loss
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 161-165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Hélène Gannagé-Yared, Simon Khalife, Michelle Semaan, Florence Fares, Selim Jambart, and Georges Halaby

Serum adiponectin and leptin levels in relation to the metabolic syndrome, androgenic profile and somatotropic axis in healthy non-diabetic elderly men
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 167-176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O Paulmyer-Lacroix, R Desbriere, M Poggi, V Achard, M-C Alessi, F Boudouresque, L’H Ouafik, V Vuaroqueaux, M Labuhn, A Dutourand, and M Grino

Expression of adrenomedullin in adipose tissue of lean and obese women
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 177-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dae-Yeol Lee, Sun-Young Kim, Dae-Sun Jo, Pyoung Han Hwang, Kyung Pyo Kang, Sik Lee, Won Kim, and Sung Kwang Park

Preproghrelin Leu72Met polymorphism predicts a lower rate of developing renal dysfunction in type 2 diabetic nephropathy
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 187-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weibin Zhou, Yanyun Gu, Hong Li, and Min Luo

Assessing 1-h plasma glucose and shape of the glucose curve during oral glucose tolerance test
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 191-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Report:

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis; Hormones and Other Therapies
Eur J Endocrinol 2006 155: 199. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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