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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Sabina Alam PhD
Welcome to BMC Endocrine Disorders published by BioMed Central
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.
Featured articles
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :20
The growth hormone analog pegvisomant is effective in normalizing IGF-1 levels in acromegaly patients, but strong evidence about its long-term effects is lacking and the price should be cut by a third to make it cost-effective.
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :19
UK type 2 diabetes patients who delay initiation of insulin therapy reduce their life expectancy and are more likely to develop diabetic complications earlier than peers prescribed insulin at diagnosis
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :14
Ultrasound-guided fine needle-aspiration in thyroid biopsy is more cost-effective than palpation-guided fine-needle aspiration and more likely to provide an accurate diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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Research article
Endogenous melatonin and oxidatively damaged guanine in DNA Zoreh Davanipour, Henrik E Poulsen, Allan Weimann, Eugene Sobel BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :22 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Age-related increases in parathyroid hormone may be antecedent to both osteoporosis and dementia Eric R Braverman, Thomas JH Chen, Amanda LC Chen, Vanessa Arcuri, Mallory M Kerner, Anish Bajaj, Javier Carbajal, Dasha Braverman, B William Downs, Kenneth Blum BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :21 (13 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pegvisomant for the treatment of acromegaly: a systematic review and economic evaluation David J Moore, Yaser Adi, Martin J Connock, Sue Bayliss BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :20 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The consequences of delaying insulin initiation in UK type 2 diabetes patients failing oral hyperglycaemic agents: a modelling study Gordon Goodall, Eric M Sarpong, Clarice Hayes, William J Valentine BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :19 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The association between history of diabetic foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress: the Nord-Tr Marjolein M Iversen, Kristian Midthjell, Grethe S Tell, Torbj BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :18 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Actos Now for the prevention of diabetes (ACT NOW) study Ralph A DeFronzo, MaryAnn Banerji, George A Bray, Thomas A Buchanan, Stephen Clement, Robert R Henry, Abbas E Kitabchi, Sunder Mudaliar, Nicolas Musi, Robert Ratner, Peter D Reaven, Dawn Schwenke, Frankie B Stentz, Devjit Tripathy BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :17 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Salivary cortisol differs with age and sex and shows inverse associations with WHR in Swedish women: a cross-sectional study Charlotte A Larsson, Bo Gullberg, Lennart R BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :16 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of aerobic exercise in reducing metabolic risk in healthy older people: The Hertfordshire Physical Activity Trial Francis M Finucane, Jessica Horton, Lisa R Purslow, David B Savage, Soren Brage, Herv BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :15 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Cost-effectiveness comparison between palpation- and ultrasound-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies Ahmet Sel BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :14 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
DreamTel; Diabetes risk evaluation and management tele-monitoring study protocol Sheldon W Tobe, Joan Wentworth, Laurie Ironstand, Susan Hartman, Jackie Hoppe, Judi Whiting, Janice Kennedy, Colin McAllister, Alex Kiss, Nancy Perkins, Lloyd Vincent, George Pylypchuk, Richard Z Lewanczuk BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009, 9 :13 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short report
Congenital leptin deficiency and thyroid function Gilberto Paz-Filho, Tuncay Delibasi, Halil K Erol, Ma-Li Wong, Julio Licinio Thyroid Research 2009, 2 :11 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Late-onset erythromelalgia in a previously healthy young woman: a case report and review of the literature Shobhana Gaur, Thomas Koroscil Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :106 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
De Toni-Debre-Fanconi syndrome in a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome: a case report Cristina Maria Mihai, Doina Catrinoiu, Marius Toringhibel, Ramona Mihaela Stoicescu, Anca Hancu Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :101 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Health-related quality of life after vertebral or hip fracture: a seven-year follow-up study Inger Hallberg, Margareta Bachrach-Lindstrom, Staffan Hammerby, Goran Toss, Anna-Christina Ek BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :135 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Association of polymorphism in genes encoding kappa B inhibitors (IkappaB) with susceptibility to and phenotype of Graves' disease: a case-control study Alina Kurylowicz, Piotr Miskiewicz, Ewa Bar-Andziak, Janusz Nauman, Tomasz Bednarczuk Thyroid Research 2009, 2 :10 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion plus long acting Octreotide in advanced well differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas. A phase II trial of the Piemonte Oncology Network. Maria P Brizzi, Alfredo Berruti, Anna Ferrero, Enrica Milanesi, Marco Volante, Federico Castiglione, Nadia Birocco, Sebastiano Bombaci, Davide Perroni, Benedetta Ferretti, Oscar Alabiso, Libero Ciuffreda, Oscar Bertetto, Mauro Papotti, Luigi Dogliotti BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :388 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Proteins related to lipoprotein profile were identified using a pharmaco-proteomic approach as markers for growth response to growth hormone (GH) treatment in short prepubertal children Bjorn Andersson, Gunnel Hellgren, Andreas F.M Nierop, Ze'ev Hochberg, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland Proteome Science 2009, 7 :40 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Proliferation and survival molecules implicated in the inhibition of BRAF pathway in thyroid cancer cells harbouring different genetic mutations. Ana Preto, Joana Goncalves, Ana P Rebocho, Joana Figueiredo, Ana M Meireles, Ana S Rocha, Helena M Vasconcelos, Hugo Seca, Raquel Seruca, Paula Soares, Manuel Sobrinho-Simoes BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :387 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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16-year excess all-cause mortality of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients: a cohort study
Lars J Hansen, Niels de Fine Olivarius, Volkert Siersma BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :400 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original investigation
Lack of benefits for prevention of cardiovascular disease with aspirin therapy in type 2 diabetic patients - a longitudinal observational study Wilson Y Leung, Wing-yee So, Derek Stewart, Augustine Lui, Peter C Tong, Gary T Ko, Alice P Kong, Ronald C Ma, Francis K Chan, Xilin Yang, Sau-Chu Chiang, Juliana C Chan Cardiovascular Diabetology 2009, 8 :57 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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