abstract：OBJECTIVES:High variability in clinical response to metformin is often observed in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, and it highlights the need for identification of genetic components affecting the efficiency of metformin therapy. Aim of this observational study is to evaluate the role of tagSNPs (tagging single nucleot...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Zaharenko L,Kalnina I,Geldnere K,Konrade I,Grinberga S,Židzik J,Javorský M,Lejnieks A,Nikitina-Zake L,Fridmanis D,Peculis R,Radovica-Spalvina I,Hartmane D,Pugovics O,Tkáč I,Klimčáková L,Pīrāgs V,Klovins J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are limited data on cardiometabolic risk factors and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) across the different PCOS phenotypes in Caucasian population. Lipid accumulation product (LAP) is a clinical surrogate marker that could be used for evaluation of MetS in clinical practice. The aim of the st...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Božić-Antić I,Ilić D,Bjekić-Macut J,Bogavac T,Vojnović-Milutinović D,Kastratovic-Kotlica B,Milić N,Stanojlović O,Andrić Z,Macut D

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep behavior is changing toward shorter sleep duration and a later chronotype. It results in a sleep debt that is acquitted on work-free days, inducing a small but recurrent sleep misalignment each week, referred to as "social jetlag". These sleep habits could affect health through misalignment with circad...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Larcher S,Gauchez AS,Lablanche S,Pépin JL,Benhamou PY,Borel AL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if functional imaging using 11C-methionine positron emission tomography co-registered with 3D gradient echo MRI (Met-PET/MRI), can identify sites of residual active tumour in treated acromegaly, and discriminate these from post-treatment change, to allow further targeted treatment. DESIGN/METHOD...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Koulouri O,Kandasamy N,Hoole AC,Gillett D,Heard S,Powlson AS,O'Donovan DG,Annamalai AK,Simpson HL,Akker SA,Aylwin SJ,Brooke A,Buch H,Levy MJ,Martin N,Morris D,Parkinson C,Tysome JR,Santarius T,Donnelly N,Buscombe

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on experimental and animal models, epidemiological data from non-acromegaly populations, and longitudinal and cross-sectional cohorts of patients with acromegaly, a potential association between acromegaly and cancer has long been hypothesized, in particular colorectal cancer, and, to a lesser extent, breast, th...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Boguszewski CL,Ayuk J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess changes in the cross-sectional area (CSA) of nervus medianus by ultrasound in newly diagnosed primary hypothyroid patients after thyroxine replacement treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The cohort comprised 30 patients with newly diagnosed primary autoimmune hypothyroidi...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Holováčová D,Kužma M,Killinger Z,Payer J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) occurs sporadically in 75% of patients. Metastatic disease is associated with significantly poorer survival. The aim of this study was to identify prognostic markers for progressive MTC and oncogenic factors associated with response to vandetanib therapy. DESIGN AND METHODS:...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Tiedje V,Ting S,Walter RF,Herold T,Worm K,Badziong J,Zwanziger D,Schmid KW,Führer D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (ADH) is characterized by hypocalcemia and inappropriately low PTH concentrations. ADH type 1 is caused by activating mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR), a G-protein-coupled receptor signaling through α11 (Gα11) and αq (Gαq) subunits. Heterozygous activating mutat...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Tenhola S,Voutilainen R,Reyes M,Toiviainen-Salo S,Jüppner H,Mäkitie O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent discovery that functional brown adipose tissue (BAT) persists in adult humans has enkindled a renaissance in metabolic research, with a view of harnessing its thermogenic capacity to combat obesity. This review focuses on the advances in the regulation and the metabolic significance of BAT in humans. BAT ac...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Thuzar M,Ho KK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although several studies reported increased oxidative stress in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), the effect of levothyroxine treatment on oxidative status is not studied extensively. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the effects of levothyroxine replacement on oxidative stress in HT. DESIGN AND ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Ates I,Altay M,Yilmaz FM,Topcuoglu C,Yilmaz N,Berker D,Guler S

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Makorin ring finger protein 3 (MKRN3) gene restrains the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. In girls, peripheral levels of MKRN3 decline prior to the onset of puberty. We described longitudinal changes in serum MKRN3 levels in boys before and during puberty and assessed the effect of inhibition of estrogen ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Varimo T,Dunkel L,Vaaralahti K,Miettinen PJ,Hero M,Raivio T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 5 years, new actors involved in the pathogenesis of combined pituitary hormone deficiency in humans have been reported: they included a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily glycoprotein and ciliary G protein-coupled receptors, as well as new transcription factors and signalling molecules. New modes o...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Castinetti F,Reynaud R,Saveanu A,Jullien N,Quentien MH,Rochette C,Barlier A,Enjalbert A,Brue T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Although combination therapy of acromegaly with long-acting somatostatin analogs (LA-SSAs) and pegvisomant (PEGV) normalizes insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) levels in the majority of patients, it requires long-term adherence. Switching from combination therapy to monotherapy with weekly PEGV could improve p...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Muhammad A,van der Lely AJ,O'Connor RD,Delhanty PJ,Dal J,Dallenga AH,Feelders RA,Janssen JA,Jorgensen JO,Neggers SJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Levels of thyroid hormone (TH) and trace elements (copper (Cu) and selenium (Se)) are important for development and function of the brain. Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) can influence serum TH and trace element levels. As the relationship between AEDs, THs, and trace elements has not yet been studied directly, ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Zevenbergen C,Korevaar TI,Schuette A,Peeters RP,Medici M,Visser TJ,Schomburg L,Visser WE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary craniopharyngioma (PCP) is an intracranial tumor that results in high levels of morbidity. We recently demonstrated that the vast majority of these tumors harbor the oncogenic BRAF V600E mutation. The pathologic diagnosis of PCP can now be confirmed using mutation specific immunohistochemistry and targeted g...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Brastianos PK,Santagata S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic predictors of outcome are reviewed in the context of a disease--cancer--that can be (too) simplistically described as a 'successful, invasive clone of our own tissues'. Context has many faces that determine a thyroid cancer patient's outcome beyond the influence of genetic markers. There is also plenty of evid...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Tavares C,Melo M,Cameselle-Teijeiro JM,Soares P,Sobrinho-Simões M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fast technological development, particularly single nucleotide polymorphism array, array-comparative genomic hybridization, and whole exome sequencing, has led to the discovery of many novel genetic causes of growth failure. In this review we discuss a selection of these, according to a diagnostic classification c...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Wit JM,Oostdijk W,Losekoot M,van Duyvenvoorde HA,Ruivenkamp CA,Kant SG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some cases of apparently idiopathic GH deficiency (GHD) may be caused by pituitary autoimmunity. OBJECTIVE:To study the variations in pituitary function and antipituitary antibodies (APA) from childhood to transition age in patients with apparently idiopathic GHD. DESIGN:We conducted a longitudinal study. ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： De Bellis A,Bellastella G,Maiorino MI,Aitella E,Lucci E,Cozzolino D,Bellastella A,Bizzarro A,Giugliano D,Esposito K,Italian Autoimmune Hypophysitis Network Group.

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ki-67 labeling index (LI) is currently regarded as a useful prognostic marker of pituitary adenoma (PA) clinical behavior, although its relevance as a reliable clinical indicator is far from being universally accepted, since both validations and criticisms are found in the literature. Minichromosome maintena...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Coli A,Asa SL,Fadda G,Scannone D,Chiloiro S,De Marinis L,Lauretti L,Ranelletti FO,Lauriola L

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) have an increased fracture risk despite a normal or elevated bone mineral density (BMD). The aim of this cross-sectional in vivo study was to assess parameters of peripheral bone microarchitecture, estimated bone strength and bone remodeling in T2D patie...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Shanbhogue VV,Hansen S,Frost M,Jørgensen NR,Hermann AP,Henriksen JE,Brixen K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Limited data exist concerning the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in premenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to investigate the prevalence of PCOS in overweight and obese premenopausal women with NAFLD. DESIGN:Prospective, observational, and cross-sectional st...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Vassilatou E,Vassiliadi DA,Salambasis K,Lazaridou H,Koutsomitopoulos N,Kelekis N,Kassanos D,Hadjidakis D,Dimitriadis G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Short stature caused by point mutations or deletions of the short stature homeobox (SHOX) gene (SHOX haploinsufficiency (SHI)) is a registered indication for GH treatment. Patients with a SHOX enhancer deletion (SED) have a similar phenotype, but their response to GH is unknown. It is uncertain if duplication...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Donze SH,Meijer CR,Kant SG,Zandwijken GR,van der Hout AH,van Spaendonk RM,van den Ouweland AM,Wit JM,Losekoot M,Oostdijk W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Excess glucocorticoids are known to cause hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The BclI glucocorticoid receptor (GR) polymorphism increases glucocorticoid sensitivity and is associated with adverse metabolic effects. Previous studies investigating cardiovascular implications have shown inconsistent ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： van Moorsel D,van Greevenbroek MM,Schaper NC,Henry RM,Geelen CC,van Rossum EF,Nijpels G,'t Hart LM,Schalkwijk CG,van der Kallen CJ,Sauerwein HP,Dekker JM,Stehouwer CD,Havekes B

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous pathologic hypercortisolism, or Cushing's syndrome, is associated with poor quality of life, morbidity, and increased mortality. Early diagnosis may mitigate against this natural history of the disorder. The clinical presentation of Cushing's syndrome varies, in part related to the extent and duration of co...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Nieman LK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large majority of the currently diagnosed patients with hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are mild or asymptomatic, mainly women after menopause. Following the debate held at the 16th European Congress of Endocrinology in Wroclaw (Poland) from May 3-7, 2014, arguments are here presented by a surgeon and a medical practitio...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Niederle B,Wémeau JL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, 2-[(18)F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has emerged as an important tool for the postoperative management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and it is widely used in selected clinical situations. The most valuable role that FDG...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Salvatori M,Biondi B,Rufini V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent onslaught of mass spectrometry (MS) to measurements of steroid hormones, including demands that they should be the only acceptable method, has confused clinicians and scientists who have relied for more than 40 years on a variety of immunoassay (IA) methods in steroid hormone measurements. There is little d...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Taylor AE,Keevil B,Huhtaniemi IT

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is widely known that inflammation is related to type 2 diabetes (T2D), but few studies have shown a direct relationship between the immune system and T2D using a reliable biomarker. Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an easy-to-analyze inflammation biomarker, but few studies have assessed the relationship betw...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Guo X,Zhang S,Zhang Q,Liu L,Wu H,Du H,Shi H,Wang C,Xia Y,Liu X,Li C,Sun S,Wang X,Zhou M,Huang G,Jia Q,Zhao H,Song K,Niu K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe volumes of orbital fat (FV) and extraocular muscles (MV) in Graves' orbitopathy (GO) as a function of the duration of GO. PATIENTS:i) Cross-sectional survey among 95 consecutive patients with untreated GO who had been referred to the combined thyroid-eye clinics of our university hospital. ii) Longitud...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Potgieser PW,Wiersinga WM,Regensburg NI,Mourits MP

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current guidelines for the management of adrenal incidentaloma advise hormonal and radiological follow-up of patients for 2-5 years after the initial diagnosis. However, the vast majority of adrenal incidentaloma are non-functional benign cortical adenomas that require no treatment, so the routine applica...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Kastelan D,Kraljevic I,Dusek T,Knezevic N,Solak M,Gardijan B,Kralik M,Poljicanin T,Skoric-Polovina T,Kastelan Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relationship between thyroid function and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been addressed in population-based cohorts. We investigated the association between TSH levels and the risk of VTE in a general adult population. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. METHODS:TSH was measured in 1...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Lerstad G,Enga KF,Jorde R,Brodin EE,Svartberg J,Brækkan SK,Hansen JB

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:The precise diagnosis of partially virilised women with 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) is often obscure. In practice, this group often comes under the poorly defined, clinically based label of partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS). In a previous study, we found that 5α-reductase...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Phelan N,Williams EL,Cardamone S,Lee M,Creighton SM,Rumsby G,Conway GS

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Gel filtration chromatography (GFC), the gold standard for macroprolactinaemia (MPRL) diagnosis, is a slow, costly and labour-intensive method. To limit the number of GFC required, we evaluated two screening tests for MPRL: prolactin (PRL) recovery after polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation and PRL concen...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Parlant-Pinet L,Harthé C,Roucher F,Morel Y,Borson-Chazot F,Raverot G,Raverot V

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chromosomal rearrangements of the RET proto-oncogene is one of the most common molecular events in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, their pathogenic role and clinical significance are still debated. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of RET/PTC rearrangement in a cohort of BRAF WT PTCs ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Colato C,Vicentini C,Cantara S,Pedron S,Brazzarola P,Marchetti I,Di Coscio G,Chilosi M,Brunelli M,Pacini F,Ferdeghini M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transient neonatal hyperthyrotropinemia (TNH) is defined as a neonatal abnormality of thyroid function, which reverts to normal at re-examination after 2 weeks of life. The thyroid function of these infants has not been sufficiently studied in terms of the risk of developing persistent hyperthyrotropinemia (P...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Cuestas E,Gaido MI,Capra RH

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In genetically predisposed individuals, exogenous factors (including pollution) influence the development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis/chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT). CLT may also be a risk factor for associated thyroid cancer. Few data are available on the role of pollution from petrochemical complex...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Arena S,Latina A,Baratta R,Burgio G,Gullo D,Benvenga S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism is a state of relative or absolute androgen excess originating from either the adrenals and/or the ovaries, clinically manifested as the appearance and/or increase in terminal hair growth or the development of symptoms/signs of virilization. In either settings, physicians need to evalua...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Markopoulos MC,Kassi E,Alexandraki KI,Mastorakos G,Kaltsas G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vitamin D insufficiency is common in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Patients with pHPT frequently have a reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Our objectives were to evaluate whether HRQoL in pHPT is associated with vitamin D insufficiency and whether vitamin D supplementation after parathyroid...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Åberg V,Norenstedt S,Zedenius J,Sääf M,Nordenström J,Pernow Y,Nilsson IL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperthyroidism is a risk factor for reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and osteoporotic fractures. Vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a radiological method of visualization of the spine, which enables patient comfort and reduced radiation exposure. OBJECTIVES:T...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Barbosa AP,Rui Mascarenhas M,Silva CF,Távora I,Bicho M,do Carmo I,de Oliveira AG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years, it has been well documented that combined hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The third-generation pill use (desogestrel or gestodene (GSD)) is associated with an increased VTE risk as compared with second-generation (levonorgestrel) pill use. Other progestins suc...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Hugon-Rodin J,Gompel A,Plu-Bureau G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00