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10 October 2008

Clinical study: Susan Kralisch, Holger Stepan, Juergen Kratzsch, Michael Verlohren, Hans-Joachim Verlohren, Kathrin Drynda, Ulrike Lossner, Matthias Bluher, Michael Stumvoll, and Mathias Fasshauer
Serum levels of adipocyte fatty acid binding protein are increased in gestational diabetes mellitus
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 10 October 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0540 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Catherine Hayden
GnRH analogues: Applications in assisted reproductive techniques
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 10 October 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0354 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Review: Peter Laurberg, Claire Bournaud, Jesper Karmisholt, and Jacques Orgiazzi
Management of Graves hyperthyroidism in pregnancy. Focus on both maternal and foetal thyroid function, and caution against surgical thyroidectomy in pregnancy.
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 10 October 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0663 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

3 October 2008

Clinical study: Richard IJzerman, Coen Stehouwer, Erik Serne, Jasper Voordouw, Yvo Smulders, Henrietta Delemarre, and Mirjam van Weissenbruch
Incorporation of the fasting free fatty acid concentration into QUICKI improves its association with insulin sensitivity in adults, but not in children
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 3 October 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0699 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Benedetta Masserini, Valentina Morelli, Silvia Bergamaschi, Federica Ermetici, Cristina Eller-Vainicher, Anna Maria Barbieri, Antonia Maffini, Alfredo Scillitani, Bruno Ambrosi, P Beck-Peccoz, and Iacopo Chiodini
The limited role of midnight salivary cortisol levels in the diagnosis of subclinical hypercortisolism in patients with adrenal incidentaloma.
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 3 October 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0485 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

1 October 2008

Clinical study: Barbara Mlinar, Marija Pfeifer, Eda Vrtacnik Bokal, Mojca Jensterle, and Janja Marc
Decreased lipin 1β expression in visceral adipose tissue is associated with insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 1 October 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0387 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

30 September 2008

Clinical study: Siobhan Whitley, Veronica Moyes, Kate Park, Am Brooke, Ashley Grossman, Shern Chew, Andrea Rockall, John Monson, and Rodney Reznek
The appearance of the adrenal glands on CT in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 30 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0516 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

26 September 2008

Clinical study: Benjamin Bleicken, Stefanie Hahner, Melanie Loeffler, Manfred Ventz, Bruno Allolio, and Marcus Quinkler
Impaired subjective health status in chronic adrenal insufficiency -impact of different glucocorticoid replacement regimens
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0578 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou, Petros Perros, Maria Boudina, George Siardos, Apostolos Drimonitis, Frideriki Patakiouta, and Iraklis Vainas
Mortality from thyroid cancer in patients with hyperthyroidism: The Theagenion Cancer Hospital experience
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0468 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Martin Bidlingmaier
Problems with growth hormone assays and strategies towards standardization
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0284 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: M Guftar Shaikh, Richard Grundy, and Jeremy Kirk
Hyperleptinaemia rather than fasting hyperinsulinaemia is associated with obesity following hypothalamic damage in children
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0533 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

19 September 2008

Clinical study: Ponce Fouejeu Wamba, Jie Mi, Xiao-Yuan Zhao, Mei-Xian Zhang, Yu Wen, Hong Cheng, Dong-Qing Hou, and Katherine Cianflone
Acylation stimulating protein but not complement C3 associates with metabolic syndrome components in Chinese children and adolescents
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0467 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Nuria Sucunza, Maria-Jose Barahona, Eugenia Resmini, Jose Fernandez-Real, Jordi Farrerons, Pilar Lluch, Teresa Puig, Ana Wagner, W. Ricart, and Susan Webb
Gender dimorphism in body composition abnormalities in acromegaly. Males are more affected than females
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0449 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Valentina Gasco, Ginevra Corneli, Guglielmo Beccuti, Flavia Prodam, Silvia Rovere, Jaele Bellone, Silvia Grottoli, Gianluca Aimaretti, and Ezio Ghigo
Retesting the childhood-onset GH deficient patient
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0293 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Roger Stanworth, Dheeraj Kapoor, Kevin Channer, and Thomas Jones
Androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism is associated with serum testosterone levels, obesity and serum leptin in men with type 2 diabetes
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0266 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Melpomeni Peppa, Eleni Boutati, Vasilios Pikounis, George Peros, Smaragda Kamakari, Ioannis Panayiotides, Theofanis Economopoulos, Sotirios Raptis, and Dimitrios Hadjidakis
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A in two families with the familial medullary thyroid carcinoma associated G533C mutation of the RET proto-oncogene
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0476 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Francesco Chiarelli and Maria Loredana Marcovecchio
Insulin Resistance and Obesity in Childhood
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0245 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

16 September 2008

Research: Eveline Delemarre, Bram Felius, and Henrietta Delemarre
Inducing puberty
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 16 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0314 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Luis Alves and Ana Azevedo
Hypercholesterolemia, eligibility for lipid lowering therapy and therapeutic success - population-based study in a Portuguese urban population
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 16 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0487 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

15 September 2008

Clinical study: Dorota Slowinska-Klencka, Bozena Popowicz, Andrzej Lewinski, Stanislaw Sporny, and Mariusz Klencki
The efficacy FNAB of small thyroid nodules in the area of recently normalized iodine supply
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0524 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Tamara Hew-Butler, Timothy Noakes, Steven Soldin, and Joseph Verbalis
Acute changes in endocrine and fluid balance markers during high intensity, steady-state and prolonged endurance running: unexpected increases in oxytocin and brain natriuretic peptide during exercise
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0064 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

11 September 2008

Clinical study: Signe Christensen, Peter Nissen, Peter Vestergaard, Lene Heickendorff, Lars Rejnmark, Kim Brixen, and Leif Mosekilde
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, and PTH in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia (FHH) and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0440 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Luca Manetti, Arthur Parkes, Isabella Lupi, Graziano Di Cianni, Fausto Bogazzi, Sonia Albertini, Lisa Morselli, Valentina Raffaelli, Dania Russo, Giuseppe Rossi, Maurizio Gasperi, John Lazarus, and Enio Martino
Serum pituitary antibodies in normal pregnancy and in patients with postpartum thyroiditis: a nested case-control study
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0617 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Ping Wang, Egbert Smit, Martijn Brouwers, Gijs Goossens, Carla van der Kallen, Marleen van Greevenbroek, and Edwin Mariman
Plasma pigment epithelium-derived factor is positively associated with obesity in caucasian subjects, in particular with the visceral fat depot
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0521 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Angela Pesatori, Andrea Baccarelli, Dario Consonni, Andrea Lania, P Beck-Peccoz, Pier Bertazzi, and Anna Spada
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein and pituitary adenomas: a population-based study on subjects exposed to dioxin after the Seveso, Italy, accident
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0593 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Aa van der Klaauw, Jeroen Bax, Gabe Bleeker, Eduard Holman, Victoria Delgado, J Smit, J Romijn, and Alberto Pereira
Cardiac manifestations of growth hormone deficiency after treatment for acromegaly: a comparison to patients with biochemical remission and controls
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0496 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Marianne Vihinen, Kaija-Leena Kolho, Merja Ashorn, Matti Verkasalo, and Taneli Raivio
Bone turnover and metabolism in paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with systemic glucocorticoids
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0429 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Eckhard Schoenau and Oliver Fricke
Mechanical influences on bone development in children
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0312 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Caroline Van Nieuwpoort and Madeleine Drent
Cognition in the adult with childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0279 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

5 September 2008

Research: Edgar Van Mil and Olaf Hiort
Three out of four: A case discussion on ambiguous genitalia
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 5 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0412 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Helena Gleeson, Rakesh Amin, and Mohamad Maghnie
"Do no harm"- workshop on the management of craniopharyngioma
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 5 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0400 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Helge Raeder, Robert Bjerknes, Nicholas Shaw, and Coen Netelenbos
A case of X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH): complications and the therapeutic use of cinacalcet
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 5 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0383 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

4 September 2008

Clinical study: S Bo, Giovannino Ciccone, Sabrina Guidi, Roberto Gambino, Marilena Durazzo, Luigi Gentile, Maurizio Cassader, Paolo Cavallo-Perin, and Gianfranco Pagano
Diet or exercise: what is more effective in preventing or reducing metabolic alterations?
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 4 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0334 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Nicholas Shaw
Management of osteoporosis in children
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 4 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0282 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

2 September 2008

Clinical study: Maria Vittoria Davi', Luca Dalle Carbonare, Andrea Giustina, Marcello Ferrari, Anna Frigo, Vincenzo Lo Cascio, and Giuseppe Francia
Sleep apnoea syndrome is highly prevalent in acromegaly and only partially reversible after biochemical control of the disease
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 2 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0442 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Till Ittermann, Carsten Schmidt, Axel Kramer, Harald Below, Ulrich John, Michael Thamm, Henri Wallaschofski, and Henry Volzke
Smoking as a risk factor for thyroid volume progression and incident goiter in a region with improved iodine supply
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 2 September 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0386 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

28 August 2008

Clinical study: Stephan Petersenn, Michael Buchfelder, Martin Reincke, Christian Strasburger, Holger Franz, Ruediger Lohmann, Hans Quabbe, and Ursula Ploeckinger
Results of surgical and somatostatin analogue therapy and their combination in acromegaly - a retrospective analysis of the German Acromegaly Register
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 28 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0498 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Jeng-Yueh Hsiao, Ming-Chia Hsieh, Cheng-Ting Hsiao, Hsu-Huei Weng, and Der-Shin Ke
Association of CD40 Gene and Thyroglobulin Gene with later-onset Graves disease in Taiwanese
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 28 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0410 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

27 August 2008

Clinical study: Milos Zarkovia, Svetlana Ignjatovia, Marijana Dajak, Jasmina Ciric, Biljana Beleslin, Slavica Savic, Mirjana Stojkovic, Petar Bulat, and Bozo Trbojevic
Cortisol response to ACTH stimulation correlates with blood interleukin-6 concentration in healthy humans
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 27 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0544 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Qibin Qi, Jing Wang, Huaixing Li, Zhijie Yu, Xingwang Ye, Frank Hu, Oscar Franco, An Pan, Yong Liu, and Xu Lin
Associations of Resistin with Inflammatory and Fibrinolytic Markers, Insulin Resistance, and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 27 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0427 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

26 August 2008

Review: Hossein Gharib, Enrico Papini, and Ralf Paschke
Thyroid nodules: a review of current guidelines, practices and prospects
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0135 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Lovisa Johansson, Ulf Lindblad, Charlotte Larsson, Lennart Rastam, and Martin Ridderstrale
Polymorphisms in the adiponutrin gene are associated with increased insulin secretion and obesity
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0426 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Research: Martin Ritzen
Undescended testes: A consensus on management
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 26 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0181 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

21 August 2008

Research: Eve Van Cauter and Kristen Knutson
Sleep and the epidemic of obesity in children and adults
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 21 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0298 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Ulrick Espelund, Soren Cold, Jan Frystyk, Hans Orskov, and Allan Flyvbjerg
Elevated free IGF-II levels in localized, early-stage breast cancer in women
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 21 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0154 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

19 August 2008

Clinical study: Pascale Abrams, Hugo Boquete, Hugo Fideleff, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Patrick Wilton, Roger Abs, Maria Koltowska-Haggstrom, and Peter Jonsson
Growth hormone replacement in hypopituitarism improves lipid profile and quality of life independently of changes in obesity variables
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0448 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Ali Iranmanesh and Johannes Veldhuis
Hypocortisolemic clamp unmasks jointly feedforward- and feedback-dependent control of overnight ACTH secretion
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0417 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Giuseppe Reimondo, Silvia Bovio, Barbara Allasino, Silvia De Francia, Barbara Zaggia, Ilaria Micossi, Angela Termine, Francesca De Martino, Piero Paccotti, Francesco Di Carlo, Alberto Angeli, and Massimo Terzolo
The combined low-dose dexamethasone suppression corticotropin releasing-hormone test as a tool to rule out Cushing's syndrome
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0402 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Review: Roti Elio, Ettore degli Uberti, Lewis Braverman, and Marta Bondanelli
Thyroid papillary microcarcinoma. A descriptive and meta-analysis study.
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 19 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-07-0896 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

15 August 2008

Clinical study: Veronica Moyes, Karl Metcalfe, and Wm Drake
Clinical Use of Cabergoline as Primary and Adjunctive Treatment for Acromegaly
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0306 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Commentary: Patrice Rodien
Rituximab in Graves' disease
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0630 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Camilo Jimenez, Pia Burman, Roger Abs, David Clemmons, Wm Drake, Kent Hutson, Michael Messig, Michael Thorner, Peter Trainer, and Robert Gagel
Follow-up of Pituitary Tumor Volume in Patients with Acromegaly Treated with Pegvisomant in Clinical Trials
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0205 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Catarina d'Alva, Gwenaelle Abiven-Lepage, Vivian Viallon, Lionel Groussin, Marie Annick Dugue, Xavier Bertagna, and Jerome Bertherat
Sex steroids in androgen-secreting adrenocortical tumors: clinical and hormonal features in comparison with non tumoral causes of androgen excess
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0324 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

14 August 2008

Clinical study: Feyza Darendeliler Professor, Firdevs Bas, Ruveyde Bundak, Asuman Coban, Rian Disci, Ozlem Sancakli, Gulbin Gokcay, Zeynep Ince, and Gulay Can
Elevated Ghrelin Levels in Preterm Born Children During Prepubertal Ages and Relationship with Catch up Growth
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 14 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0357 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Case report: Manel Puig-Domingo, Gonzalo Diaz, Joanna Nicolau, Cristian Fernandez, Sergio Rueda, and Irene Halperin
Successful treatment of vitamin D unresponsive hypoparathyroidism with multipulse subcutaneous infusion of teriparatide.
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 14 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0269 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Johannes Veldhuis and Daniel Keenan
Secretagogues govern growth-hormone secretory-burst waveform and mass in healthy eugonadal and short-term hypogonadal men
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 14 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0414 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

12 August 2008

Clinical study: Mads Nybo and Lars Rasmussen
The capability of plasma Osteoprotegerin as a predictor of cardiovascular disease: A systematic literature review
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 12 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0554 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

11 August 2008

Clinical study: Joaquin Lado-Abeal, Fernando Palos-Paz, Oscar Perez-Guerra, Jose Cameselle-Teijeiro, Juan Carlos Rueda-Chimeno, and Francisco Barreiro-Morandeira
Prevalence of mutations in TSHR, GNAS, PRKAR1A and RAS genes in a large series of toxic thyroid adenomas from Galicia, an iodine deficient area in NW Spain
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 11 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0313 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

5 August 2008

Clinical study: Katarina Trebusak Podkrajsek, Tatjana Milenkovic, Roelof Odink, Hedi Claahsen, Nina Bratanic, Tinka Hovnik, and Tadej Battelino
Detection of a complete AIRE gene deletion and two additional novel mutations in a cohort of patients with atypical phenotypic variants of APS-1
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 5 August 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0328 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

22 July 2008

Research: Ieuan Hughes and Carlo Acerini
Factors controlling testis descent
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 22 July 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0458 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

15 July 2008

Research: Pierre Mouriquand
Undescended testes in children : the paediatric urologist point of view
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 July 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0162 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]

Clinical study: Karen Heemstra, Rene Toes, Jan Sepers, Alberto Pereira, Epm Corssmit, Tom Huizinga, Ja Romijn, and Johannes Smit
Rituximab in relapsing Graves’ disease
Eur J Endocrinol first published on 15 July 2008 as doi:10.1530/EJE-08-0084 [Abstract] [Accepted manuscript (PDF)]