Endocrinology and Metabolism

Foreword; Combined Plenary Lecture; Molecular and Trophic Mechanisms of Pituitary Tumorigenesis: Levy, A.; Reciprocal Regulation of Bone and Energy Metabolism: Baldock, P.; Growth Hormone Receptor: Structure Function Relationships: Waters, M.J.; Brooks, A.J.; Novel Strategies for Improving Physical Function: Bhasin, S.; Jasuja, R.; Tu, P.; Storer, T.W.; Guo, W.; Combined Plenary Session; Bisphosphonate Therapy in Children with Secondary Osteoporosis: Papapoulos, S.E.; Bisphosphonate Therapy for Secondary Osteoporosis: Adult Perspective: Reid, I.R.; KIMS/ACROSTUDY Highlights; Lessons Learned from 15 Years of KIMS and 5 Years of ACROSTUDY: Luger, A.; Feldt-Rasmussen, U.; Abs, R.; Gaillard, R.C.; Buchfelder, M.; Trainer, P.; Brue, T.; KIGS Highlight Session; Short Children Born Prematurely - Data from KIGS: Boguszewski, M.C.S.; Karlsson, H.; Wilton, P.; Response to Growth Hormone Treatment in Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency versus Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency: Darendeliler, F.; Lindberg, A.; Wilton, P.; Screening and Treatment of Dyslipidemias in Children and Adolescents: Daniels, S.R.; Pediatric Workshop; Epidemiology of Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Lessons from Central and Eastern European Data: Cinek, O.; Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes: Implications for Incidence Trends: Knip, M.; Pediatric Clinical Case Session; Childhood Cushing Disease: A Challenge in Diagnosis and Management: Shah, N.S.; Lila, A.; Pediatric Hot Topics; Phosphate Handling: New Genes, New Molecules: Prie, D.; Torres, P.U.; Friedlander, G.; Adult Meet the Professor; Treatment Approaches for Diabetes and Dyslipidemia: Wu, M.; Lyons, T.J.; Growth Hormone and Testosterone: Anabolic Effects on Muscle: Urban, R.J.; Adult Workshop; Growth Hormone in Sports: Detecting the Doped or Duped: Ho, K.K.Y.; Nelson, A.E.; Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy: Rivkees, S.A.; Mandel, S.J.; Thyroid Disorders during Pregnancy: Impact on the Fetus: Polak, M.; Adult Hot Topics; Pegvisomant and Improvement of Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients: Neggers, S.J.; van der Lely, A.J.; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I: Pros and Cons of a Bioassay: Janssen, J.A.M.J.L.; Abstract Winners; Somatostatin Analogue Treatment Increases AIP Protein Expression in Somatotroph Tumours from Patients with Acromegaly and in GH3 Cells in vitro: Chahal, H.S.; Ansorge, O.; Karavitaki, N.; Leontiou, C.A.; Carlsen, E.; Wass, J.A.H.; Grossman, A.B.; Korbonits, M.; Two New Heterozygous SF-1 Gene Mutations in Two Unrelated Families: Within-Family Phenotypic Variability during Long-Term Follow-Up in 46,XY DSD Subjects and Low Ovarian Reserve in Fertile 46,XX Subjects: Warman, M.; Costanzo, M.; Marino, R.; Ciaccio, M.; Ramirez, P.; Maceiras, M.; Chaler, E.; Genotyping IGFBP3 Gene Polymorphism Improves the Diagnostic Efficiency of IGFBP-3 Measurements in the Differential Diagnosis between Growth Hormone Deficiency and Idiopathic Short Stature: Domene, H.; Scaglia, P.; Martinez, A.; Keselman, A.; Pipman, V.; Bengolea, V.; Karabatas, L.; Ropelato, M.; Ballerini, M.; Heinrich, J.; Jasper, H.; Author Index; Subject Index.