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BMC Endocrine Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Endocrine Disorders (ISSN 1472-6823) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :15
Levels of the thyroid hormones thyrotropin, thyroxine and triiodothyronine are highest in the month after birth and fall markedly during childhood and adolescence suggesting adult reference levels are inappropriate for use in the pediatric setting.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :12
Well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus is not characterized by increased oxidative DNA damage and telomere attrition in colonic epithelium cells, which suggests that the associated carcinogenesis in the colonic mucosa arises through different mechanisms.
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Research article
Waist circumference and insulin resistance: a cross-sectional study of Japanese men Shinji Tabata, Shinichiro Yoshimitsu, Tadamichi Hamachi, Hiroshi Abe, Keizo Ohnaka, Suminori Kono BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :1 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cardiovascular autonomic function tests in an African population Malvin Torsvik, Amanda Haegblom, Geir Egil Eide, Erich Schmutzhard, Kaare Vetvik, Andrea Sylvia Winkler BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :19 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study: study protocol Jackie F Price, Rebecca M Reynolds, Rory J Mitchell, Rachel M Williamson, F Gerald R Fowkes, Ian J Deary, Amanda J Lee, Brian M Frier, Peter C Hayes, Mark WJ Strachan BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :18 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and comorbidity in diabetes: results from the Vermont Diabetes Information System Maria E. Ramos-Nino, Charles D. MacLean, Benjamin Littenberg BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :17 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prediction of peak pressure from clinical and radiological measurements in patients with diabetes Nick A Guldemond, Pieter Leffers, Geert HIM Walenkamp, Nicolaas C Schaper, Antal P Sanders, Fred HM Nieman, Lodewijk W Van Rhijn BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :16 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pediatric reference intervals for thyroid hormone levels from birth to adulthood: a retrospective study Klaus Kapelari, Christine Kirchlechner, Wolfgang Hogler, Katharina Schweitzer, Irene Virgolini, Roy Moncayo BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :15 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Safety and tolerability of sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pooled analysis Debora Williams-Herman, Elizabeth Round, Arlene S Swern, Bret Musser, Michael J Davies, Peter P Stein, Keith D Kaufman, John M Amatruda BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :14 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
The AQUA-FONTIS study: protocol of a multidisciplinary, cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal study for developing standardized diagnostics and classification of non-thyroidal illness syndrome Johannes W Dietrich, Axel Stachon, Biljana Antic, Harald H Klein, Steffen Hering BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :13 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Lack of association of colonic epithelium telomere length and oxidative DNA damage in Type 2 diabetes under good metabolic control Deepak Kejariwal, Karolina M Stepien, Tracy Smith, Hugh Kennedy, David A Hughes, Mike J Sampson BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :12 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exercise training in the aerobic/anaerobic metabolic transition prevents glucose intolerance in alloxan-treated rats Cl BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :11 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
A female survivor of childhood medulloblastoma presenting with growth-hormone-induced edema and inflammatory lesions: a case report Veronica Biassoni, Federica Pallotti, Filippo Spreafico, Ettore Seregni, Lorenza Gandola, Antonella Martinetti, Emilio Bombardieri, Maura Massimino Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :17 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Impact of GnRH ovarian stimulation protocols on intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes Fatima Pinto, Cristiano Oliveira, Margarida F Cardoso, Jose Teixeira-da-Silva, Joaquina Silva, Mario Sousa, Alberto Barros Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :5 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Viruses and thyroiditis: an update Rachel Desailloud, Didier Hober Virology Journal 2009, 6 :5 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The first-year growth response to growth hormone treatment predicts the long-term prepubertal growth response in children
Berit Kristrom, Jovanna Dahlgren, Aimon Niklasson, Andreas FM Nierop, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :1 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Histopathological and biochemical effects of green tea and/or licorice aqueous extracts on thyroid functions in male albino rats intoxicated with dimethylnitrosamine
Abd El Mgeed A., Bstawi M., Mohamed U., Abdel Gabbar M. Nutrition & Metabolism 2009, 6 :2 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
How 40 kilograms of fluid retention can be overlooked: two case reports Hon Shing Ong, Candy Wing-Chiu Sze, Tat Woon Koh, Simon Ward Coppack Cases Journal 2009, 2 :33 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A novel 9-bp insertion detected in steroid 21-hydroxylase gene (CYP21A2): prediction of its structural and functional implications by computational methods Sudhisha Dubey, Susan Idicula-Thomas, Mohammad Anwaruddin, Chinnaraj Saravanan, R Raveendra Varma, Anurupa Maitra Journal of Biomedical Science 2009, 16 :3 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Disabling osteomalacia and myopathy as the only presenting features of celiac disease: a case report Costantine Albany, Zhanna Servetnyk Cases Journal 2009, 2 :20 (7 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Impaired IGF1-GH axis and new therapeutic options in Alstrom Syndrome patients: a case series Cristina Maria Mihai, Doina Catrinoiu, Marius Toringhibel, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Ticuta Negreanu-Pirjol, Anca Hancu Cases Journal 2009, 2 :19 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Patient complexity in quality comparisons for glycemic control:
an observational study
Monika M Safford, Michael Brimacombe, Quanwu Zhang, Magala Rajan, Minge Xie, Wesley Thompson, John Kolossa, Miriam Maney, Leonard Pogach Implementation Science 2009, 4 :2 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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