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Thyroid

P771

In healthy women increasing TSH concentrations within the normal range are associated with increasing cardiovascular risk

DF Waterhouse, AM McLaughlin, F Sheehan & D O'Shea

P772

A case of delayed diagnosis of pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone (PRTH)

A Nyunt & SM Orme

P773

Relationship between sodium iodine symporter and thyroid peroxidase expression and cytokines production by thyrocytes from patients with immune and non-immune thyroid disorders

A Bossowski, B Czarnocka, A Stasiak-Barmuta, K Bardadin, M Urban, A Lyczkowska, J Czerwinska & J Dadan

P774

The reference ranges of maternal thyroid hormones (thyrotropin and free thyroxine) at the second and third trimesters of pregnancy: impact of FT4 assays

M d'Herbomez, G Forzy, R Sapin, D Houze de l'Aulnoit, S Lepers & P Caron

P775

The effect of high calcium on activity of thyroid gland in rat

F Ebrahimian & S Zahedi-Asl

P776

Safety and efficacy of administering 0.2mg of recombinant human TSH for two consecutive days as an adjuvant to low-dose radioiodine therapy in out-patients with large non-toxic multinodular goitre

M Giusti, C Cappi, B Santaniello, E Ceresola, C Augeri, C Lagasio & F Minuto

P777

Clinical aspects and diagnostics of follicular thyroid tumours

I Abesadze, I Martirosyan, EA Troshina & NV Mazurina

P778

Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in old residents in the province of Pavia, northern Italy

F Magri, CA Galimberti, S Chytiris, L Chiovato & E Ferrari

P779

Thyroid function in patients with atrial fibrillation

TV Bystrova, EA Troshina, FM Abdulchabirova & LA Panchenkova

P780

Hyperthyreosis treated with thyroid artery embolization

GW Kaminski, A Jaroszuk, K Brzozowski, A Kowalczyk, P Zukowski, Z Podgajny, P Twarkowski & M Siekierzynski

P781

Psychological wellbeing correlates with free T4 but not free T3 levels in patients on 'adequate' thyroid hormone replacement

P Saravanan, T Visser & CM Dayan

P782

Correlation between endogenous thyroxine and A, G and M immunoglobulins in dysthyreosis

A Laszlo, I Pascanu, C Gliga, A Schiopu & M Laszlo

P783

Long-term results of decompression surgery in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy

M Jernfors, M Välimäki, A Pitkäranta, K Setälä & K Laitinen

P784

Fixed dose radioactive iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism: the west of Ireland experience

JH McDermott & J O'Donnell

P785

Pathogenic mutations in gene RET in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma found in Polish population

Z Paszko, M Sromek, M Czetwertynska, D Czapczak, A Wisniewska, E Skasko, I Kozlowicz- Gudzinska, A Prokurat & M Chrupek

P786

Epidemiology of endemic goiter in mountain region of Adjara Autonomy Republic (Georgia)

N Sekhniashvili, R Kvanchakhadze, D Tsereteli, Z Sekhniashvili & L Baramidze

P787

Epidemiologic analysis of thyroid fine needle aspiration biopsies over a period of 18 years (1987-2004)

S Polyzos, M Kita, DG Goulis, A Benos, N Flaris, M Leontsini & A Avramides

P788

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma - experiences from a centre in South India

K Sudeep, N Thomas, M Seshadri, S Anjali, R Oommen & TV Paul

P789

Ultrasound thyroid changes: Moscow population screening results

EA Troshina, NV Mazurina, NV Galkina & IT Martirosyan

P790

Quality of life, health status, symptoms and treatment satisfaction in subclinical hypothyroidism: a double-blind 12-week cross-over study of L-thyroxine versus placebo

S Razvi, CV McMillan & JU Weaver

P791

Loss of heterozygosity and genetic association analyses within 11q13.5-q14 chromosomal region in papillary thyroid carcinoma

R Ramirez-Lorca, E Ferrero Herrero, ME Saez, M Labalde Martinez, LM Real, A Ruiz & M Hidalgo Pascual

P792

Environmental and socio-economic risk factors of thyroid cancer in Olsztyn and the Warmia and Mazury region, Poland

E Bandurska-Stankiewicz & E Aksamit-Bialoszewska

P793

Reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors down regulate tumor growth, induce cell differentiation and re-establish iodine uptake in human thyroid anaplastic carcinoma in vitro and in vivo

M Landriscina, A Fabiano, S Altamura, C Bagalà, A Piscazzi, N Maiorano, F Giorgino, C Barone & M Cignarelli

P794

The effect of block and replacement regime following radioiodine therapy for thyrotoxicosis on thyroid function in the postradioiodine period

B Vaidya & S Estcourt

P795

Prevalence of amiodarone-induced thyroid disorders in iodine deficiency region

SI Ismailov, NL Kayumova & N Abdusalamova

P796

Correction of oxidative metabolism in myocardium by oligocrine during experimental thyrotoxicosis

M Kvirikashvili, T Sanikidze & D Metreveli

P797

The metabolic syndrome and the thyroid in euthyroidism

A Roos, SJL Bakker, TP Links & BHR Wolffenbuttel

P798

Thyroid disease prevalence and incidence in a Dutch population survey

A Roos, TP Links, SJL Bakker & LTW de Jong-van den Berg

P799

Increased lipid peroxidation in critically ill patients with low-T3 syndrome

M Karbownik, A Kokoszko, M Jozefiak & A Lewinski

P800

Asymmetric dimethyl arginine levels in thyroid dysfunctions

E Arikan, CH Karadag & S Guldiken

P801

Results of fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules in region of mild iodine deficiency

D Metreveli & K Mikadze

P802

Thyroid cancer: diagnostic role of ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy (US-FNAB) evaluation

V Triggiani, E Guastamacchia, F Resta, C Sabba & E Tafaro

P803

Parathyroid hormone determination in fine needle aspirates (PTH-FNAB) allows the differentiation between thyroid and parathyroid lesions

V Triggiani, E Guastamacchia, F Resta, C Sabba & E Tafaro

P804

Heart rate variability in thyroidectomized patients using suppressive therapy with thyroxine

AV Kovalchuk, ST Zubkova & VN Kovalchuk

P805

Clinical value of the assessment of neopterin in Graves' ophthalmopathy

A Baldys-Waligorska, B Kusnierz-Cabala, E Placzkiewicz-Jankowska & B Huszno

P806

Maternal iodine deficiency alters learning ability and emotional state of the progeny

A Sarishvili, N Lazrishvili & D Metreveli

P807

Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the impact of a ten-year iodine intervention programme in rural areas of Tehran

N Salarkia, F Rabiee & F Azizi

P808

Effect of oral administration of propylthiouracil during pregnancy and lactation period on isolated aorta response of their adult male offspring

S Zahedi, M Khaksari, M Shafiee & A Gasemi

P809

Study of the prevalence and mechanisms of action of TSH receptor and Gs protein alfasubunit mutations in toxic multinodular goiter and toxic adenoma in Galicia (Spain)

F Palos, O Perez, V Alvarez-Iglesias, J Cameselle, F Barreiro, D Araujo, R Argueso, M Botana, JM Cabezas, L Dominguez, T Martinez, J Nuño, JC Rueda & J Lado-Abeal

P810

The relationship between echocardiographic left atrial size and atrial fibrillation in patients with Graves' disease

IA Vaychulis & II Shaposhnik

P811

ClC-5 does not affect megalin expression and function in the thyroid gland

S Lisi, T Maritzen, R Botta, A Pinchera, C Marcocci, TJ Jentsch & M Marinò

P812

RAP (LDL receptor-associated protein) expression in thyroid epithelial cells: evidence for TSH-dependence in vivo and in vitro

R Botta, S Lisi, A Pinchera, C Segnani, L Cianferotti, MA Altea, F Menconi, L Mattii, GU Corsini, C Marcocci, A Dolfi, N Bernardini & M Marinò

P813

Liver enzyme alterations during high dose intravenous glucocorticoid pulse therapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy: frequency and putative risk factors

MA Altea, E Morabito, F Menconi, R Piccione, F Latrofa, B Mazzi, L Bartalena, A Pinchera, C Marcocci & M Marinò

P814

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for thyroid nodules: first clinical study

OE Esnault, BF Franc, FM Ménégaux, AR Rouxel, EDK Kerviller, PB Bourrier & LL Leenhardt

P815

Digital infra-red orbital thermography in the assessment of thyroid eye disease

SE Williams, AR Hill & BW Fleck

P816

Prognostic factors for persistent or recurrent disease from a series of 81 patients with oncocytic thyroid carcinoma

CD Cao, H Mirghani, JL Wemeau, E Leteurtre, M D'Herbomez, X Marchandise & C Proye

P817

Association of CTLA-4 exon 1 polymorphism with Graves' disease in Spanish patients

P Álvarez-Vázquez, D Valverde, L Constela, L Pérez Méndez & RV García-Mayor

P818

Reference intervals of maternal free thyroxine (FT4) at the second and third trimesters of pregnancy using the Beckman Coulter's Access Free T4 assay

V Jarrige, H Meurisse & M D'Herbomez

P819

Bioavailability of iodine bound in humic substances in drinking water and the impact on thyroid function

S Andersen, P Gustenhoff, F Iversen, S Terpling, KM Pedersen & P Laurberg

P820

Application of positron emission tomography (PET) in the study of cerebral glucose uptake in hypothyroid rats: effect of T3 administration

M De Servi, N Belcari, J Bernal, S Refetoff, P Salvadori, E Gianetti, G De Marco, M Tonacchera, P Vitti, A Del Guerra & A Pinchera

P821

The development of a symptom-based clinical activity score for thyroid eye disease

CE Elder, BW Fleck & S Rajack

P822

A qualitative study of patients' experience of thyroid eye disease

CE Elder & BW Fleck

P823

Etiology of congenital hypothyroidism in children with a normal located thyroid gland

C Di Cosmo, M Tonacchera, G De Marco, P Agretti, ME Banco, A Perri, H Ramos, C Ceccarelli, P Vitti & A Pinchera

P824

Clinical characterisation and genetic analysis of a large euthyroid family with TSH-receptor germline mutation (N372T) and a hyperthyroid index patient with an additional somatic TSH-receptor mutation (S281N) on the second TSH-receptor allele

HI Gozu, R Bircan, K Krohn, S Müller, D Yavuzer, G Ekinci, H Sargin, M Sargin, E Orbay, B Cirakoglu & R Paschke

P825

Estimation of the optimal diagnostic complex of the treatment of the nodular euthyroid formations of thyroid

V Chachibaia, B Gvadzabia, E Giorgadze & K Mirianashvili

P826

The diagnostic value of Doppler ultrasonography in determining the malignancy potential of thyroid nodules

F Sahin, M Varer, A Sarsilmaz, G Oruk, M Apaydin & E Uluc

P827

Favourable outcome of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) after glucocorticoids (GC) in patients treated with total thyroid ablation (TTA): results of a randomized clinical trial

FM Menconi, MM Marinò, LB Bartalena, RR Rocchi, MN Nardi, AP Pinchera & CM Marcocci

P828

Lipids profile and carotid scan atherosclerotic parameters in newly diagnosed hypothyroid females

VP Popovic-Radinovic, ZG Gluvic, MV Vujovic, JT Tica, ZR Rasic-Milutinovic, DM Milicevic, EI Isenovic & MP Pavicevic

P829

Safety of pharmacological treatment of thyroid diseases during pregnancy

E Gianetti, M Tonacchera, L Russo, A Perri, P Vitti & A Pinchera

P830

Increase of L-thyroxine requirement during pregnancy

L Russo, M Tonacchera, E Gianetti, A Perri, P Vitti & A Pinchera

P831

Congenital thyroid hemiagenesis in associaton with multinodular goitre - a case report

M Varer, A Sarsilmaz, G Oruk, H Akin, M Apaydin & E Uluc

P832

Insulin-like growth factor-I counteracts 131Iinduced thyroid stunning by stimulating the transcription of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS)

M Nordén, C Johanson, S Tedelind, F Larsson, T Carlsson & M Nilsson

P833

A case of Riedel's thyroiditis successfully treated with glucocorticoids

G Viccica, T Rago, P Berti, A Pinchera & C Marcocci

P834

An audit of radioiodine treatment for thyrotoxicosis in Cambridge

H Andreou, S Kalavalapalli, M Gurnell, H Simpson, DF Wood, KK Balan & VKK Chatterjee

P835

On-levothyroxine measurement of thyroglobulin is not a reliable screening test for patients at high risk of remnant/recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma

A Gholamrezanezhad, M Saghari, S Mirpour & D Beiki

P836

Prevalence of somatic TSHR and Gs alpha mutations in toxic thyroid nodules (TTNs) in endemic and non-endemic goiter areas of Turkey

HI Gozu, R Bircan, K Krohn, S Müller, S Vural, C Gezen, H Sargin, M Sargin, B Çirakoglu & R Paschke

P837

The role of autoimmunity and thyroid function on pregnancy outcomes in euthyroid women with autoimmune disease undergoing assisted reproduction

R Negro, G Formoso, L Coppola, G Presicce, T Mangieri, A Pezzarossa & D Dazzi

P838

Value of routine measurement of serum calcitonin concentrations in patients with nodular goiter: a multicenter study

G Papi, SM Corsello, K Cioni, AM Pizzini, S Corrado, C Carapezzi, G Fadda, A Baldini, C Carani, A Pontecorvi & E Roti

P839

Association between patient- and tumorrelated factors and the gene expression profile of papillary thyroid cancer

S Szpak-Ulczok, M Wiench, M Oczko-Wojciechowska, J Wloch, K Fujarewicz, A Swierniak, D Lange & B Jarzab

P840

Levothyroxine suppressive therapy in thyroid nodules

S Azzoug, K Maachi & F Chentli

P841

Levothyroxine suppressive therapy and body composition

S Dubois-Ginouves, S Laboureau-Soares Barbosa, JF Dumas, P Abraham, A Sallé, F Illouz, P Rodien, P Ritz & V Rohmer

P842

Differential regulation of soluble Fas in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease

S Fountoulakis, N Kolaitis, G Philippou, G Vartholomatos & A Tsatsoulis

P843

Application of new technology of anti-DNA antibodies detection in diagnostics of autoimmune thyroiditis

G Vagapova, L Anchikova, O Konovalova, L Sattarova, E Podshivalina, V Vinter & M Salahov

P844

Thyroxine replacement dose in patients with Hashimoto disease: a potential role for interleukin-6

NP Papanas, DP Papazoglou, KP Papatheodorou, LP Papazoglou, TE Exiara, MB Bitsakaki, SK Kotsiou & EM Maltezos

P845

The glutathione peroxidase 3 promoter is activated by Pax8

B Mentrup, N Renault, C Schmutzler & J Köhrle

P846

Similarities in the role of FoxE1 in thyrocytes and keratinocytes?

M Bullock, M Jehani, P Bowden & M Ludgate

P847

Inhibin B/inhibin binding protein complex is differentially expressed in normal and nodular human thyroid tissue

M Della Guardia, A Franchi, S Nardo, MG Santaguida, R Sibilla & M Centanni

P848

Towards the development of a valid quality of life questionnaire for patients with thyroid diseases: which questions shall we ask?

T Watt, M Groenvold, AK Rasmussen, SJ Bonnema, L Hegedüs, JB Bjorner & U Feldt-Rasmussen

P849

The efficacy of levothyroxine therapy in the nontoxic multinodular goiter

AM Mihai, AE Ranetti, C Spiroiu, A Mazilu & C Ranetti

P850

Association of the FCRL3 gene with Graves' disease in the UK Caucasian population

MJ Simmonds, JM Heward, J Carr-Smith, JA Franklyn & SCL Gough

P851

Treatment options in progressive medullary, follicular, and papillary thyroid carcinomas: evaluation of chemotherapy with doxorubicin

A Matuszczyk, A Bockisch, P Veit, K Mann & S Petersenn

P852

Staging of progressive papillary, follicular, or medullary thyroid carcinomas: comparison of various staging procedures to define the extent and progress of disease

A Matuszczyk, S Petersenn, A Bockisch, S Sheu, P Veit & K Mann

P853

The effect of obesity and weight loss on thyroid hormone status

L Keskin, I Sahin, R Bentli, S Senel & C Taskapan

P854

The research of IQ level in school children who live in the regions with iodine deficiency

SL Slovjeva, A Troshina & AO Zhukov

P855

Unmasking of central hypothyroidism following growth hormone replacement in adult hypopituitary patients

A Agha, D Walker, WM Drake, SL Chew, AB Grossman, PJ Jenkins & JP Monson

P856

Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy with 99mTc-HYNIC-TATE in visualization of nonradioiodine- avid differentiated thyroid carcinoma

Z Podgajny, G Kaminski, N Szalus, A Kowalczyk, J Pietrzykowski, A Jaroszuk & M Siekierzynski

P857

A novel test with recombinant human TSH for the differential diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism in pediatric age

L Fugazzola, G Weber, D Mannavola, G Vannucchi, M Carletto, V Longari, L Persani & P Beck-Peccoz

P858

The use of recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) in amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism

Z Adamczewski, J Makarewicz, M Knapska- Kucharska, L Oszukowska, A Karwowska & A Lewinski

P859

Thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) activation has variable effects on the TNF alpha axis in preadipocytes and osteoblast-like cell lines

M Mandrikoula, M Henry, BAJ Evans & M Ludgate

P860

Follicular and Hürthle thyroid nodule at cytology: diagnostic value of nuclear atypia cell neoplasia

T Rago, G Di Coscio, F Basolo, M Scutari, P Berti, R Romani, P Faviana, P Miccoli, A Pinchera & P Vitti

P861

The use of Konjac glucomannan to lower serum thyroid hormones in hyperthyroidism

T Bayraktaroglu, F Kutluturk, A Azezli, Y Orhan & S Tanyolac

P862

Comparison of the effects of thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) activation on preadipocyte cell lines from white (WAT) and brown (BAT) adipose tissue

L Zhang, C Paddon, GC Baker & M Ludgate

P863

Effects of increment of endogenous TSH levels on the effective half-life time of 131I and iodine uptake by thyroid remnants in patients after thyroidectomy

M Knapska-Kucharska, J Makarewicz, L Oszukowska, Z Adamczewski & A Lewinski

P864

Surgery should be considered equally with 131I and thionamide treatment as first line therapy for thyrotoxicosis

T Sathyapalan, SL Atkin & RJA England

P865

Thyrotoxicosis - a risk factor for subsequent development of osteoporosis?

T Zimmermann-Belsing, B Langdahl, P Charles & U Feldt-Rasmussen

P866

Relationship between cardiac arrhythmias and subclinical hyperthyroidism

P De Remigis, L Vianale, A De Remigis, P Sabatini & E Di Girolamo

P867

Cardiovascular disease in patients with and without hypothyroidism

C Neves, JL Medina & F Lopes

P868

Clinical parameters and echographic patterns are poor predictors of malignancy in follicular and Hürthle cell nodules at cytology

T Rago, G Di Coscio, F Basolo, M Scutari, P Berti, R Romani, P Faviana, P Miccoli, A Pinchera & P Vitti

P869

Identification of housekeeping genes useful for the normalization of RNA in studies of gene expression in thyroid carcinomas

P Piampiani, C Romei, B Cosci, A Vivaldi, R Ciampi, A Pinchera & R Elisei

P870

Identification of a novel germ-line point mutation of the RET gene (Met848Thr) in a patient affected by medullary thyroid carcinoma and Castleman's syndrome

B Cosci, M Altea, M Castagna, C Romei, P Piampiani, A Vivaldi, R Ciampi, P Faviana, F Basolo, A Pinchera & R Elisei

P871

Usefulness of molecular analysis of BRAF mutation and RET/PTC rearrangements in fine needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid nodules with non-diagnostic cytology

C Romei, T Rago, M Scutari, V Bottici, G Di Coscio, F Basolo, P Berti, A Pinchera, P Vitti & R Elisei

P872

Does selenium deficit trigger post partum thyroiditis?

HG Bohnet

P873

17-AAG and DIDS increase the iodide retention time in thyroid cancer cells transfected with NIS

A Vivaldi, R Ciampi, F Santini, B Cosci, P Piampiani, C Romei, A Pinchera & R Elisei

P874

Demethylating treatment with azacytidine induces retinoic acid receptor RAR beta expression in human thyroid cancer cells

FY Miasaki, A Vivaldi, R Ciampi, L Agate, B Cosci, P Piampiani, C Romei, A Pinchera & R Elisei

P875

Free thyroxine (FT4) is the analyte of choice in early gestation

B Dando, R Taylor, R Henley, AB Parkes, R John & JH Lazarus

P876

Comparison of TPOAb assays in early pregnancy

R Henley, AB Parkes, L Taylor, R John & JH Lazarus

P877

Age and gender differences and phenotypes of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease - the UK AITD consortium

JD Carr-Smith, N Manji, K Boelaert, A Allahabadia, M Armitage, J Lazarus, S Pearce, B Viadja, SC Gough & JA Franklyn

P878

Influence of family history on the age of presentation of AITD - the UK AITD consortium

N Manji, JD Carr-Smith, K Boelaert, A Allahabadia, M Armitage, J Lazarus, S Pearce, B Viadja, SC Gough & JA Franklyn

P879

Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and other autoimmune disorders within the families of subjects with autoimmune thyroid disease - the UK AITD consortium

N Manji, JD Carr-Smith, MJ Simmonds, A Allahabadia, M Armitage, J Lazarus, S Pearce, B Viadja, JA Franklyn & SC Gough

P880

Do SNPs within the PTPN22 gene contribute to autoimmune disease via different mechanisms?

J Heward, M Simmonds, JA Franklyn & SC Gough

P881

Screening of autoimmune thyroid disorders in pregnancy in a highland district

J Horacek, S Spitalnikova, J Cepkova, V Ceeova, J Dolezal, J Vizda & J Maly

P882

Gene expression profile in functioning and non-functioning nodules of autonomous multinodular goiters from an area of iodine deficiency

P Agretti, G de Marco, M de Servi, E Gianetti, F Basolo, A Pinchera, P Vitti & M Tonacchera

P883

Comparison of efficiency of iodine-prophylaxis in healthy pregnant women and pregnant women with non-toxic goiter, living in a region with mild iodine-deficiency

TPS Shestakova, AVD Dreval & OAN Nechaeva

P884

Gene expression profile in orbital fibroblasts from a TAO patient before and after adipocytic differentiation

P Agretti, G de Marco, E Ferrarini, A Dimida, D Sansone, M Banco, M de Servi, S Lisi, C Marcocci, M Marinò, P Vitti, A Pinchera & M Tonacchera

P885

Is subclinical hyperthyroidism associated with blood pressure and hypertension?

H Völzke, M Dörr & H Wallaschofski

P886

Thyrotoxicosis in childhood. UK and Ireland Surveillance Study 2004-2005

SM Williamson & SA Greene

P887

PKA II mediates cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of CREB and activation of gene transcription in differentiated rat thyroid cells

D Calebiro, T de Filippis, S Lucchi, P Porrazzi, P Beck-Peccoz & L Persani

P888

Transcriptomic analysis of the oncocytic signal in vesicular thyroid tumours

JF Fontaine, F Savagner, M Melo, B Ballester, R Houlgatte & Y Malthièry

P889

Application of MRI in the differential diagnosis of different forms of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in patients from the iodine deficient region

G Vagapova & I Mikhailov

P890

Immunohistochemical staining for thyroid peroxidase (TPO) of TRU-CUT biopsies from scintigraphically cold thyroid nodules

U Yousaf, L Christensen, AK Rasmussen, F Jensen, E Hilmer, C Mollerup, J Kirkegaard, I Lausen & U Feldt-Rasmussen

P891

Regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR1) by thyroid hormone (T3): identification of a thyroid hormone response element (TRE) in the murine Fgfr1 promoter

PJ O'Shea, GR Williams & SY Cheng

P892

Subclinical hypothyroidism - how soon to treat?

S Ghita, M Musat, M Simescu, E Balmes, H Ursu, C Badiu & G Totoianu

P893

Cytostatic effect of plitidepsin (aplidintm) in human undifferentiated (anaplastic) thyroid carcinoma

S Bravo, M Garcia-Renduelles, R Seoane, V Dosil, J Cameselle, L Lopez-Lázaro, J Zalvide, F Barreiro, C Pombo & C Alvarez

P894

A case of severe thyrotoxic hypercalcaemia

VKB Prabhakar & PJ Hale

P895

Efficacy of high dose radioiodine in the treatment of elevated serum thyroglobulin in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and negative whole body iodine scan

A Gholamrezanezhad, M Saghari, S Mirpour, D Beiki & B Fallahi

P896

Isometric tension studies in a transgenic mouse model of thyroid hormone resistance

PJD Owen, D Tomlinson, H Ying, D Lang, SY Cheng & JH Lazarus

P897

The GH response to ghrelin in humans is reduced in conditions of hyper- and hypothyroidism

F Broglio, F Prodam, F Riganti, E Gramaglia, R Rossetto, M Maccario & E Ghigo

P898

Multicenter evaluation of the Abbott Architect anti-Tg and anti-TPO assays

R Anarat, C Bena, H Garth, M Klein, A Radicioni, S Schmitt, C Smith, S Szepanski, M Turanchik & J Waterston

P899

Autoantibody profile in patients with Graves' disease and thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy

NV Latkina, IA Ilovayskaya & IV Kryukova

P900

Treatment of disseminated non-radioiodine- AVID papillary thyroid cancer with 90Y-DOTATATE preparation

N Szalus, G Kaminski, K Obuchowski, J Pietrzykowski, Z Podgajny, M Zagrodzka & E Dziuk

P901

Hashimoto's thyroiditis in the children. Clinical features at presentation

VT Skarpa, ED Kostakioti, AK Tertipi, PA Petrou, E Posnaghidou, M Anastasakou, P Papahilleos, A Papathanasiou & C Hadjiathanasiou

P902

Corticotherapy alone or corticotherapy combined with orbital radiotherapy in severe active Graves' ophthalmopathy: therapeutic outcome in 905 patients

H Jastrzebska, M Gietka-Czernel, J Janik, S Zgliczynski, R Karczmarzyk & J Fijuth

P903

The effects of treatment with L-thyroxine on level of prolactin, CRP and insulin in premenopausal women with subclinical hypothyroidism

Z Velija-Asimi & B Heljic

P904

Modifications in the frequency of presentation and the TNM stage at diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma in the last decade in Valencia (Spain)

J Yanini, R Casañ, K García, A Jover, M Gómez, E Solá, C Morillas, H Peña, ML Muñoz & A Hernández

P905

Pretreatment with rhTSH allows effective 131I therapy in patients with multinodular toxic goiter and low radioiodine uptake

M Gietka-Czernel, H Jastrzebska, W Zgliczynski, G Wasniewska, M Wróblewska, K Wernic, B Cybulska & E Karpin´ska

P906

Repression of the human NIS upstream enhancer (hNUE) by PTTG

VE Smith, K Boelaert, AL Stratford, SR James, R Susarla, T Kogai, MC Eggo, JA Franklyn & CJ McCabe

P907

Comparison of cytogenetic damage in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer receiving ablative 131I therapy in the hypothyroid status versus the euthyroid status (rhTSH assisted treatment)

A Frigo, G Francia, MV Davi, G Boni, C Traino, L Scilanga, F Bernardi, G Mariani, A Vaiano, C Colato, V lo Cascio & M Ferdeghini

P908

Correction of hypomagnesaemia improves the symptoms of hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy

MFA Abdelhamid, MS Barsoum, SA Shaheen & LA Mansour

P909

The thyroid gland and its selenoenzymes are preferentially supplied in selenium-deficient transgenic mice

L Schomburg, C Riese, M Michaelis, E Griebert, MO Klein, R Sapin, U Schweizer & J Koehrle

P910

Changes in thyroxine requirement in the longterm follow-up of hypothyroid patients

AK Viswanath, A Avenell, S Philip, S Acharya, G MacLennan, K Dalziel, SA Copland, JS Bevan & P Abraham

P911

Problems of identifying independent non-class II susceptibility loci within the HLA region for Graves' disease

MJ Simmonds, JM Heward, JA Franklyn & SCL Gough

P912

Is 131I therapy for hyperthyroidism harmful for testis function?

C Ceccarelli, D Canale, E Fiore, C Moschini, C Caglieresi, P Vitti & A Pinchera

P913

What is the most effective screening interval in the long-term follow-up of stable hypothyroid patients on thyroxine?

AK Viswanath, A Avenell, S Philip, S Acharya, G MacLennan, K Dalziel, O Pereira, SA Copland, JS Bevan & P Abraham

P914

Expression and signal transduction of the cAMP-binding protein Epac in thyroid cells and thyroid tumors

M Broecker-Preuss, S-Y Sheu, J Baten, M Bollepalli, M Schmidt, KW Schmid & K Mann

P915

Orbital tissue expansion expressed as a number: usefulness in grading the severity of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO)

GM Vannucchi, I Campi, S Avignone, AM Minetti, C Guastella, F Sbrozzi, P Beck-Peccoz & M Salvi

P916

Radioiodine treatment for hyperthyroidism - do Royal College guidelines suggest too high a radioiodine dose?

R Zakir Ahmed & J P Hosker

P917

Thyroid cancer management: are guidelines being met?

HS Chahal, S Velmurugan, SA Mellish, R Lewis, KA Metcalfe & JA Ahlquist

P918

Treatment of patients with Graves' disease and ophthalmopathy with the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab

M Salvi, GM Vannucchi, I Campi, C Guastella, F Sbrozzi, S Simonetta, S Rossi, P Bonara, S Avignone & R Ratiglia

P919

Withdrawal of alfacalcidol supplements following thyroidectomy: baseline plasma PTH predicts successful outcome

M Morris & P Perros

P920

Treatment of pretibial myxedema with dexamethasone injected subcutaneously by mesotherapy needles

I Campi, GM Vannucchi, L Forzenigo, P Beck-Peccoz & M Salvi

P921

Radioiodine uptake test reduces duration of restrictions following radioiodine therapy for management of hyperthyroidism

VN Cherukuri, M Edavalath, N Iqbal, SL Ryan, BM Singh & HN Buch

P922

The distance between histotypes of differentiated thyroid cancer: gene expression profiling study

B Jarzab, J Wloch, D Lange, M Oczko- Wojciechowska, E Chmielik, A Czarniecka, M Kowalska, K Fujarewicz, K Simek, G Gala & A Swierniak

P923

The risk of hypercholesterolemia in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism

L Marina, Z Penezic, S Vujovic, M Stojanovic, M Ivovic & M Drezgic

P924

Audit of management of hypothyroidism in a joint endocrine/antenatal clinic

N Batra, E Ferriman & PE Belchetz

P925

Thyrotoxicosis is coupled with quantitative and qualitative sleep disruptions

F Riganti, F Prodam, E Gramaglia, E van Cauter, E Ghigo & F Broglio

P926

The Gods placed the diagnosis before the therapy: case reports of the Slovak families with resistance to thyroid hormones

P Vanuga, E Mendelova, G Fodor, K Vitesnik, F Savagner, Y Malthiery & M Pura

P927

Epidemiology of thyroid cancer in Republic of Sakha during 1970-2001

A Makarov, E Makarova, V Argunov & F Ivanova

P928

Rate of decrease in anti-thyroid antibody levels after therapeutic intervention in patients with thyroid cancer

D Thomas, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou, E Vassiliou, V Liakos, N Mytakidis, F Chatzimarkou, P Athanassiou & P Kaldrymidis

P929

Futher results of treatment and outcomes in patients with subacute thyroiditis observed in the period from 1993 to 2005

EV Petrova, NM Platonova, LA Kabelnitskaya & EA Troshina

P930

Cowden syndrome - a clinical entity to be aware of

O Schmiedel, K Becker & JK Platts

P931

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules

S Radenkovic, M Pes¢ic, R Kocic, D Dimic, D Mikic & M Velojic Golubovic

P932

Palpation versus ultrasonography-guided fineneedle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules in endemic goiter area

BK Koroglu, N Tamer, M Koroglu, NE Gulcelik & O Aksu

P933

Thyroid storm induced cardiomyopathy is reversible

NM Neary, AEC Fountain, ECI Hatfield, KF Fox & K Meeran

P934

Medullary thyroid carcinoma - which test is the best?

D Ciobanu, C Vulpoi, B Galusca, L Andriescu, A Grigorovici, C Cristea, V Mogos, MS Mihailovici & E Zbranca

P935

Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and antityrosine phosphatase (IA2) antibody positivity in newly-diagnosed Graves' disease patients

A Harmanci, M Bayraktar, G Hascelik & A Gurlek

P936

Hyperthyroidism presenting as ventricular fibrillation

LR Chilukuri, Z Merza & TH Jones

P937

Heart rate dynamics in hyperthyroidism

J-L Chen, Y-J Tseng & W-C Chu

P938

Impact of TNM classification categories on thyroid gland carcinoma

P Sykorova, P Vlcek, L Jirsa & K Personova

P939

Antiproliferative effects of SOM230 on orbital fibroblasts from active Graves' ophthalmopathy

D Pasquali, V Rossi, G Bellastella, D Esposito, MC Quinto, A Bellastella & AA Sinisi

P940

Further results of treatment and outcomes in patients with subacute thyroiditis observed in the period from 1993 to 2005

LA Kabelnitskaya, EB Petrova, N Platonova & EA Troshina

P941

Age related changes of soluble Fas, Fas ligand and Bcl-2 in autoimmune thyroid diseases

JK Mysliwiec, M Oklota, A Nikolajuk & M Gorska

P942

Comparison of radioiodine with radioiodine plus lithium in the treatment of hyperthyroidism

K Ahmed, GMK Nijher, A Banerjee, J Frank & K Meeran

P943

Monitoring of goiter and urinary iodine excretion in 6- to10-year-old school children in Ahvaz (2003-2004)

H Shahbazian & S Saiedinia

P944

Prevalence of subclinical dysfunctions of thyroid gland in women older than 40 years

S Glonti, L Jashi, G Tsetskhladze & T Rukhadze


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