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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.
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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.
Volume 8 Suppl 1
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Research article
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 ]
Research article
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 ] [Provisional 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 ]
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Twenty-four hours secretion pattern of serum estradiol in healthy prepubertal and pubertal boys as determined by a validated ultra-sensitive extraction RIA Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren, Ensio Norjavaara BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :10 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Family physician and endocrinologist coordination as the basis for diabetes care in clinical practice Alejandra Duran, Isabelle Runkle, Pilar Mat BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :9 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Randomized, controlled, parallel-group prospective study to investigate the clinical effectiveness of early insulin treatment in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults Sinead Brophy, Helen Davies, Stephen Bain, Jeffrey W Stephens, Wei-yee Cheung, Kez Richards, Kathie Wareham, Charles Beaverstock, Janet Lloyd, Don Page, Meurig Williams, Ian Russell, Rhys Williams BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :8 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Factors influencing the growth hormone peak and plasma insulin-like growth factor I in young adults with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome Mariana Marcu, Christine Trivin, Jean-Claude Souberbielle, Raja Brauner BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :7 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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TCF7L2 variant genotypes and type 2 diabetes risk in Brazil: significant association, but not a significant tool for risk stratification in the general population Guilherme F Marquezine, Alexandre C Pereira, Andre GP Sousa, Jose G Mill, Whady A Hueb, Jose E Krieger BMC Medical Genetics 2008, 9 :106 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Geographical mapping of a multifocal thyroid tumour using genetic alteration analysis & miRNA profiling. Sinead T Aherne, Paul C Smyth, Richard J Flavin, Susan M Russell, Karen M Denning, JingHuan Li, Simone M Guenther, John J O'Leary, Orla M Sheils Molecular Cancer 2008, 7 :89 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Differential role of beta-arrestin ubiquitination in agonist-promoted down-regulation of M1 vs M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. Valerie A. Mosser, Kymry T. Jones, Katie M. Hoffman, Nael A. McCarty, Darrell A. Jackson Journal of Molecular Signaling 2008, 3 :20 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Study Protocol: effects of acupuncture on hot flushes in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women - a multicenter randomized clinical trial Kun-Hyung Kim, Kyung-Won Kang, Hee-Jung Jung, Ji-Eun Park, So-Young Jung, Jun-Yong Choi, Sun-Mi Choi Trials 2008, 9 :70 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Web 2.0 systems supporting childhood chronic disease management: A pattern language representation of a general architecture Toomas Timpka, Henrik Eriksson, Johnny Ludvigsson, Joakim Ekberg, Sam Nordfeldt, Lena Hanberger BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008, 8 :54 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure Revised II (PRISM-RII) - a novel method to assess perceived burden of illness in diabetes patients Sandor Klis, Ad Vingerhoets, Maartje de Wit, Noortje Zandbelt, Frank J Snoek Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6 :104 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Derivation and internal validation of an equation for albumin-adjusted calcium Matthew T James, Jiango Zhang, Andrew W Lyon, Brenda R Hemmelgarn BMC Clinical Pathology 2008, 8 :12 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma: a case report with clinical and histological findings Labiba Temmim, Fred Sinowatz, Wiam I Hussein, Osama Al-Sanea, Hady El-Khodary Diagnostic Pathology 2008, 3 :46 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The prevalence of elevated hemoglobin A1c in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
Milo Engoren, Robert H Habib, Anoar Zacharias, Thomas A Schwann, Christopher J Riordan, Samuel J Durham, Aamir Shah Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2008, 3 :63 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Risk factors for overweight and obesity, and changes in body mass index of Chinese adults in Shanghai Xuhong Hou, Weiping Jia, Yuqian Bao, Huijuan Lu, Shan Jiang, Yuhua Zuo, Huilin Gu, Kunsan Xiang BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :389 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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