Rapid Communication:

Christian Herder, Thomas Illig, Jens Baumert, Martina Müller, Norman Klopp, Natalie Khuseyinova, Christa Meisinger, Ulrike Poschen, Stephan Martin, Wolfgang Koenig, and Barbara Thorand

RANTES/CCL5 gene polymorphisms, serum concentrations, and incident type 2 diabetes: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg case–cohort study, 1984–2002
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: R1-R5. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Clinical Studies:

Anne Miller, Helen Doll, Joel David, and John Wass

Impact of musculoskeletal disease on quality of life in long-standing acromegaly
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 587-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Fusco, Ginette Gunz, Philippe Jaquet, Henry Dufour, Anne Laure Germanetti, Michael D Culler, Anne Barlier, and Alexandru Saveanu

Somatostatinergic ligands in dopamine-sensitive and -resistant prolactinomas
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 595-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcio Carlos Machado, Sandra Valeria de Sa, Maria Lucia Correa-Giannella, Ricardo Rodrigues Giorgi, Maria Adelaide Albergaria Pereira, Valter Angelo S Cescato, Daniel Giannella-Neto, and Luiz Roberto Salgado

Association between tumoral GH-releasing peptide receptor type 1a mRNA expression and in vivo response to GH-releasing peptide-6 in ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome patients
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 605-613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fatma Sen, Mustafa Demirturk, Neslihan Abaci, Ebru Golcuk, Huseyin Oflaz, Ali Elitok, Faruk Kutluturk, Halim Issever, Nihan Erginel Unaltuna, and Nese Colak Ozbey

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase intron 4a/b polymorphism and early atherosclerotic changes in hypopituitary GH-deficient adult patients
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 615-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S M Webb, X Badia, M J Barahona, A Colao, C J Strasburger, A Tabarin, M O van Aken, R Pivonello, G Stalla, S W J Lamberts, and J E Glusman

Evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with Cushing's syndrome with a new questionnaire
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 623-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Søren S Lund, Lise Tarnow, Coen D A Stehouwer, Casper G Schalkwijk, Tom Teerlink, Jørgen Gram, Kaj Winther, Merete Frandsen, Ulla M Smidt, Oluf Pedersen, Hans-Henrik Parving, and Allan A Vaag

Impact of metformin versus repaglinide on non-glycaemic cardiovascular risk markers related to inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in non-obese patients with type 2 diabetes
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 631-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H M De Feyter, N M A van den Broek, S F E Praet, K Nicolay, L J C van Loon, and J J Prompers

Early or advanced stage type 2 diabetes is not accompanied by in vivo skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 643-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A W van Deutekom, H W M Niessen, C G Schalkwijk, R J Heine, and S Simsek

Increased N-(carboxymethyl)-lysine levels in cerebral blood vessels of diabetic patients and in a (streptozotocin-treated) rat model of diabetes mellitus
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 655-660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fiona McGuigan, Emma Larzenius, Mattias Callreus, Paul Gerdhem, Holger Luthman, and Kristina Åkesson

Variation in the bone morphogenetic protein-2 gene: effects on fat and lean body mass in young and elderly women
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 661-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annet F M van Abeelen, Mariken de Krom, Judith Hendriks, Diederick E Grobbee, Roger A H Adan, and Yvonne T van der Schouw

Variations in the uncoupling protein-3 gene are associated with specific obesity phenotypes
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 669-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophia Ish-Shalom, Lena Durleshter, Elena Segal, and Rafael M Nagler

Sialochemical and oxidative analyses in radioactive I¹³¹-treated patients with thyroid carcinoma
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 677-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali S Al-Zahrani, Mohei-Eldin M Abouzied, Suzan Abdel Salam, Gamal Mohamed, Ayman Rifai, Abdulaziz Al Sugair, and Tarik Amin

The role of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the postoperative evaluation of differentiated thyroid cancer
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 683-689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Laure Borel, Robert Boizel, Patrice Faure, Geneviève Barbe, Jean Boutonnat, Nathalie Sturm, Daniel Seigneurin, Ivan Bricault, Jean-Pierre Caravel, Philippe Chaffanjon, and Olivier Chabre

Significance of low levels of thyroglobulin in fine needle aspirates from cervical lymph nodes of patients with a history of differentiated thyroid cancer
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 691-698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S Schaefer, M Shipotko, S Meyer, D Ivan, K J Klose, J Waldmann, P Langer, and P H Kann

Natural course of small adrenal lesions in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: an endoscopic ultrasound imaging study
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 699-704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ng'weina F. Magitta, Mikulás Pura, Anette S Bøe Wolff, Peter Vanuga, Anthony Meager, Per M Knappskog, and Eystein S Husebye

Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I in Slovakia: relevance of screening patients with autoimmune Addison's disease
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 705-709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S Cupisti, N Kajaia, R Dittrich, H Duezenli, M W Beckmann, and A Mueller

Body mass index and ovarian function are associated with endocrine and metabolic abnormalities in women with hyperandrogenic syndrome
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 711-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Izabella Czajka-Oraniec, Wojciech Zgliczynski, Alina Kurylowicz, Michal Mikula, and Jerzy Ostrowski

Association between gynecomastia and aromatase (CYP19) polymorphisms
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 721-727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Beleza-Meireles, Virpi Töhönen, Cilla Söderhäll, Christian Schwentner, Christian Radmayr, Ingrid Kockum, and Agneta Nordenskjöld

Activating transcription factor 3: a hormone responsive gene in the etiology of hypospadias
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 729-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Loves, Janneke Ruinemans-Koerts, and Hans de Boer

Letrozole once a week normalizes serum testosterone in obesity-related male hypogonadism
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 741-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mikko P Björkman, Antti J Sorva, and Reijo S Tilvis

Elevated serum parathyroid hormone predicts impaired survival prognosis in a general aged population
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 749-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ajay Gupta, Ville-Valtteri Välimäki, Matti J Välimäki, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Marilyn Richard, Prasanna L Bukka, David Goltzman, and Andrew C Karaplis

Variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism in parathyroid hormone-related protein as predictor of peak bone mass in young healthy Finnish males
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 755-764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magnus Högström, Anna Nordström, and Peter Nordström

Retinol, retinol-binding protein 4, abdominal fat mass, peak bone mineral density, and markers of bone metabolism in men: the Northern Osteoporosis and Obesity (NO₂) Study
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 765-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letter to Editor:

José Miguel Dora, Murilo Anderson Leie, Bruno Netto, Laura Maria Fogliatto, Lucia Silla, Felipe Torres, and Ana Luiza Maia

Lack of imatinib-induced thyroid dysfunction in a cohort of non-thyroidectomized patients
Eur J Endocrinol 2008 158: 771-772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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