23rd Joint Meeting of the British Endocrine Societies

Programme: Attended Posters

Sun 21 & Mon 22 Mar | Tues 23 Mar | Wed 24 Mar | Attended Posters

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Posters will be on display in Hall D. Please note that even-numbered posters will be attended on Tuesday 5 April at 11.45-13.00 and odd-numbered posters will be attended on Wednesday 6 April at 11.45-13.00.

Posters will be on display in the Main Foyer and Hewison Hall. Please note that even-numbered posters will be attended on Tuesday 23 March at 12.00-13.00 and odd-numbered posters will be attended on Wednesday 24 March at 12.00-13.00.

Bone Reproduction
Comparative endocrinology Steroids
Cytokines and growth factors Thyroid
Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular Clinical case reports
Endocrine tumours and neoplasia Clinical practice
Growth and development Novartis Awards Poster Session
Neuroendocrinology and behaviour  


Bone
P1 Failure to normalise PTH during the treatment of osteomalacia
Peacey SR, Wright D & Harries MJ
 
P2 Does leptin regulate bone turnover in adult growth hormone deficiency?
Joseph F, Ahmad AM, Wallace AM, White HD, Durham BH, Fraser WD & Vora JP
 
P3 Oral bisphosphonates may reverse the decline in bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis
Cawood TJ, Smith D, Wen YC, Gibney J, Dodd JD, Au-Yeoung ML, McKenna M, Fitzgerald O, Gallagher C & O'Shea D
 
P4 The role of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor-I (GH-IGF-I) axis in the aetiology of male idiopathic osteoporosis
Patel MBR, Arden NK, Masterson L, Phillips DIW, Swaminathan R, Syddall HE, Wood PJ, Cooper C & Holt RIG
 
P5 Growth hormone replacement is important for the restoration of PTH circadian rhythmicity in older adult growth hormone deficient patients
White HD, Ahmad AM, Joseph F, Prabhakar VKB, Patwala A, Whittingham P, Durham BH, Fraser WD & Vora JP
 
P6 Parathyroid hormone and phosphate circadian rhythms are altered in osteopaenic adult growth hormone deficient patients
White HD, Ahmad AM, Joseph F, Chandran S,Corlett P, Durham BH, Fraser WD & Vora JP
 
P7 Transdermal testosterone replacement in men with evidence of borderline gonadal failure
Merza Z, Mah PM, Blumsohn A, Meads D, McKenna S, Wylie K, Eastell R & Ross RJM
 
P8 Application of new indices of bone activity for evaluation of the response to treatment of hyperthyroidism and Paget's disease
Smith D, Murray B, Gibney J, O'Shea D & McKenna TJ
 
P9 Outcome of parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism in 249 consecutive patients
Ma YT, Toogood AA, Campbell D, Ready AR & Gittoes NJL
 
P10 Inactivating progesterone metabolism in human osteoblasts
Kaur K, Cooper MS, Arlt W, Stewart PM, Hewison M & Quinkler M
 
P11 Utility of biochemical screening in the context of evaluating patients with a presumptive diagnosis of osteoporosis
Rajeswaran C, Spencer J & Orme SM
P12 Investigation of seasonal reference intervals for 25-cholecalciferol (vitamin D)
Donaldson A, Leung YH, Jackson DA, Hill PA & Chapman RS
P13 The role of local corticosteroid generation in inflammation-associated bone loss
Cooper MS, Filer A, Moore J, Emery P, Buckley CD, Hewison M & Stewart PM
P14 Adenosine stimulates IL-6 but inhibits osteoprotegerin secretion by osteoprogenitor cells
Evans BAJ, Elford C & Ham J
P15 Growth retardation following prenatal GC exposure is more pronounced in the female offspring and is associated with raised serum IGF-I
Mushtaq T, Farquharson C, Nyirenda M, Seawright E, Seckl J & Ahmed SF
Comparative endocrinology
P16 Developmental changes in gonadal and adrenal steroidogenesis in the blue fox (Alopex lagopus)
Osadchuk LV, Braastad BO, Hovland AL & Bakken M
P17 An appraisal of biochemical assessment of hypogonadism and bio-available testosterone in adult men
Malkin CJ, Morris PD, Channer KS & Jones TH
P18 Usefulness of ultrasonography in girls with true precocious puberty before and after two years of treatment with an LH-RH analogue
Zosi P, Triantafyllidis G, Nikolaidou A, Karakaidos D, Varhalama F, Kokori E & Karis C
P19 Changes in bone mineral density in response to growth hormone replacement in adults with isolated growth hormone deficiency compared with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies
Waterhouse M, Laureiro R, Walker D, Besser GM & Monson JP
Cytokines and growth factors
P20 Glucocorticoids suppress macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) expression in a cell-type specific manner
Alourfi Z, Donn R, Stevens A & Ray DW
P21 Responsiveness to growth hormone throughout the menstrual cycle
Gleeson HK & Shalet SM
P22 The effect of testosterone replacement on endogenous inflammatory cytokines and lipid profiles in hypogonadal men
Malkin CJ, Pugh PJ, Jones RD, Kapoor D, Channer KS & Jones TH
P23 Effects of estrogen on leptin signalling and leptin-induced TNF-alpha production
Fazeli M, Zarkesh-Esfahani SH, Maamra M & Ross RJM
P24 Excessive daytime sleepiness associated with hypercytokinaemia in POEMS
Wong SPY, Cresswell P, English P, Wilding JPH, Huda M, Pazmany L, Pinkney JH & Hart IK
P25 Effects of long term growth hormone replacement on leptin and body composition in adult growth hormone deficiency
Joseph F, Ahmad AM, Wallace AM, White HD, Durham BH, Fraser WD & Vora JP
P26 GHR-GPI insertion into target CHO cell membranes
Gavalas NG, Zarkesh-Esfahani H, Wilkinson IR, Pradhananga SL, Beghadi C, Baumann GP, Wu Z, Artymiuk PJ, Sayers JR & Ross RJM
P27 Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in thyroid proliferative lesions: relationship to type and tumour behaviour
Garcia de la Torre N, Buley I, Wass JAH, Jackson DG & Turner HE
P28 Adrenomedullin mRNA and peptide content are increased in skin following wounding
Renshaw D, Kapas S & Hinson JP
P29 Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) in hypothalamus, neurohypophysis and choroid plexus: dehydration supports a putative linkage with arginine vasopressin and fluid balance
Gonzalez AM, Taylor WM, Stopa EG, King JC, Duncan JA, Baird A & Johanson CE
P30 Comparison of IL-1 alpha induced gene expression in normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and ovarian cancer cells
Gubbay O, Guo W, Rae MT, Niven D & Hillier SG
P31 Thyroid hormone regulates heparan sulphate proteoglycans in the growth plate
Bassett JHD, Swinhoe R & Williams GR
P32 Urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) associated proteins: isolation and characterisation by peptide identification mass spectrometry
Iles RK, Malatos S, Butler SA, Neubert H & Kicman AT
Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular
P33 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among Saudi type-2 diabetics attending medical outpatient clinic
Akbar DH & Kawther AH
P34 The effect of DHT on the regulation of therenin-angiotensin system in human abdominal subcutaneous adipocytes: implications for PCOS
Harte AL, Fowler AE, Rodriguez-Cuenca S, Chetty R, Fisher FM, Anderson LA, Roca P, Kumar S, Matyka K & McTernan PG
P35 The effect of body mass index on duration of intensive care stay and in-hospital mortality after cardiac surgery in an Irish centre
Cawood TJ, O'Shea D, Dowd N, McGovern E, Tolan M, Young V, O'Connell M & Lyons FM
P36 A7r5 rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis is reduced by testosterone
Kerry KE, Clark S, Jones RD, Channer KS & Jones TH
P37 Mitogen-induced apoptosis in A7r5 rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells is not effected by testosterone
Kerry KE, Clark S, Jones RD, Channer KS & Jones TH
P38 Reduced insulin content and secretory capacity in the adult offspring of rats exposed to a high fat diet in pregnancy
Persaud SJ, Taylor PD, Poston L, Asare-Anane H, Burns CJ & Jones PM
P39 A randomised controlled trial of laser treatment among hirsute women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Clayton W, Lipton M, Sherr L, Rustin M & Elford J
P40 Understanding the fetal origins of the metabolic syndrome and its amplification by obesity; high fat feeding potentiates the programming of hepatic insulin resistance by antenatal dexamethasone in rats
Drake AJ, Raubenheimer PJ, Seckl JR & Walker BR
P41 The N363S polymorphism of the glucocorticoid receptor in South Asians in the north east
Syed AA, Irving JAE, Redfern CPF, Hall AG, Unwin NC, White M, Bhopal RS, Alberti KGMM & Weaver JU
P42 PYY deficiency may reinforce obesity
Le Roux CW, Aylwin SJB, Batterham RL, Borg CM, Wynne K, Hunt C, Coyle F, Ghatei MA, Patel A & Bloom SR
P43 Improvements in glucose utilisation immediately following exercise in patients with and without type 2 diabetes seem to be independent of improvements in insulin sensitivity
MacDonald AL, Harrison M, Bone AJ & Watt PW
P44 Effect of size at birth on glucose tolerance in pigs at 5 months of age
Perkins KS, Laws J, Litten JC, Corson AM & Clarke L
P45 Transcriptional interference by novel human PPARgamma mutants associated with lipodystrophic insulin resistance
Agostini M, Schoenmakers E, Smith AG, Szatmari I, Rajanayagam O, Savage DB, Mitchell C, Clarke M, Zalin AM, Trembath RC, Kumar S, Schwabe JWR, Nagy L, O'Rahilly S, Gurnell M & Chatterjee VKK
P46 Single nucleotide polymorphisms within oxidative stress genes affect arterial compliance: gene function relationships
Drummond RS, Brosnan MJ, Tan C, Kirk A, Hamilton CA, Connell JMC & Dominiczak AF
P47 A novel non-steroidal inhibitor of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 improves features of metabolic syndrome in murine disease models
Thieringer R, Balkovec JM, Chen HY, Frazier E, Le Grand CB, Li Z, Metzger JM, Mundt SS, Nunes CN, Strowski M, Olson SH, Robertson N, Strack AM, Schaeffer JM, Wright SD, Zhang BB & Hermanowski-Votska A
P48 Mechano-receptors and cell-to-cell communication in the human collecting duct: functional involvement of TRPV4 and connexin-43
Hills CE, Wheelans DC, Ronco PM, Bland R & Squires PE
P49 Increased C-jun N terminal kinase (JNK) activity may link insulin resistance and inflammation in human central obesity
Fowler AE, da Silva NF, Burman C, Harte AL, McTernan PG & Kumar S
P50 Circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and epicardial expression of resistin and TNF-alpha are increased in patients with cardiovascular disease
Baker AR, Quinn DW, da Silva NF, McTernan CL, Harte AL, Bonser RS, Kumar S & McTernan PG
P51 Relation of plasma homocysteine levels to atherosclerotic vascular disease and inflammation markers in type 2 diabetic patients
Akalin A, Alatas O, Colak O, Sahin F & Efe B
P52 The IGF system influences prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a population with high rates of cardiovascular disease
Heald AH, Anderson SG, Vyas A, Patel J, Siddals KW, Cruickshank JK & Gibson JM
P53 Investigation and management of severe hyponatraemia - cause for concern?
Huda MSB, Gill GV, Wile D, Skagen K, Boyd A, Watson ID & van Heynigen C
P54 TLR mediated activation of the innate immune response in human adipocytes with associated down-regulation of adiponectin secretion and elevated TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels
Fisher FFM, Creely S, Burman C, Harte AL, Chetty R, Valsamakis G, McTernan PG & Kumar S
P55 Expression of mineralocorticoid effector mechanisms in renal biopsies of patients with severe proteinuria
Quinkler M, Zehnder D, Lepenies J, Hughes S, Lipkin GW, Hewison M & Stewart PM
P56 Testosterone regulates renal expression of the alpha-subunit of the epithelial sodium channel (alpha-ENaC)
Quinkler M, Bujalska IJ, Kaur K, Hughes S, Hewison M & Stewart PM
P57 Protective effects of phytoestrogens against oxidative stress in human endothelial cells
Zhong W, Adams IP, Adams RL & Atkin SL
P58 Targeted RNA interference to selectively modulate expression of PPARgamma2 and -1 isoforms
Schoenmakers E, Hadaschick DH, O'Rahilly S & Chatterjee VKK
P59 Quantitative analysis of glucose and insulin sensing genes in the hypothalami of Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats
Gyte AC, Pritchard LE, Brennand JC & White A
P60 Increased aromatase expression in human subcutaneous adipose tissue in obesity
Wake DJ, Elferink C, Rask E, Westerbacka J, Livingstone DEW, Soderberg S, Yki-Jarvinen H, Olsson T, Andrew R & Walker BR
P61 PPARgamma2 and RXRalpha are required for the transcriptional activation of the melanocortin 2 receptor during adipocyte differentiation
Noon LA, Clark AJL & King PJ
P62 Physiological concentrations of testosterone inhibit extracellular calcium entry via voltage-gated calcium channels in A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells
Hall J, Jones RD, Kang P, Channer KS, Peers C & Jones TH
P63 Testosterone inhibits Ca2+ currents in A7r5 vascular smooth muscle cells, and in HEK293 cells stably expressing the alpha1C subunit of L-type Ca2+ channels (CaV1.2) and alpha1H T-type Ca2+ channels (CaV3.2)
Scragg JL, Jones RD, Channer KC, Jones TH & Peers C
P64 High prevalence of low testosterone in men with type 2 diabetes and an association with glycaemic control and obesity
Kapoor D, Aldred H, Channer KS & Jones TH
P65 Leptin increases lipid peroxidation in the mouse brain
Kutlu S, Canpolat S, Yasar A, Tuzcu M, Aydin M & Baydas G
P66 Testosterone-induced vasodilatation of isolated human mesenteric and pulmonary resistance arteries is independent of the vascular endothelium
Jones RD, Rowell KO, Pugh PJ, Shorthouse AJ, Adam IA, Vaughan R, Rocco G, Hopkinson DN, Channer KS & Jones TH
P67 Evaluation of the in-house radioimmunoassay method for peptide YY (PYY)
Vincent RP, le Roux CW, Ghatei MA & Bloom SR
P68 Diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference and cardiovascular disease in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
Tuthill A, Tuthill V, Barrett C, McKenna M, O'Shea D & McKenna TJ
P69 Diabetes risk in Turner syndrome - a unique metabolic defect?
Ostberg JE, Attar J, Mohamed-Ali V & Conway GS
P70 The metabolic syndrome is common in type 2 but uncommon in type 1 diabetes mellitus
Al-Saraj F, McDermott JH, McAteer S, Ali M,Tormey W & Sreenan S
P71 Diabetes knowledge deficits in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Khamis A, Hoashi S, Duffy G, Forde R, Vizzard N, Keenan P, Cregan D, Firth RGR & Kinsley BT
P72 Maternal serum hCG binding to immobilised wheat germ agglutinin in women with and without type 1 diabetes mellitus
Nayar R, Harris J, Marley L & Chapman J
P73 A comparison of the impact of exercise in Asian and Caucasian women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Banerjee A, Bano G & Kaushal R
P74 Exercise instruction in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity: a randomised controlled trial
Tuthill A, Quinn A, McColgan D, McKenna M,O'Shea D & McKenna TJ
P75 Characteristics and outcome of severe hyponatraemia - a case control study
Gill GV, Huda MSB, Wile D, Boyd A, Skagen K, Watson ID & van Heynigen C
Endocrine tumours and neoplasia
P76 Galectin-3 staining of benign and malignant thyroid lesions - is it a useful diagnostic tool?
Davies R, Barakat M, Meeran K & Dina R
P77 A case of severe Cushing's disease in a treated non-functioning pituitary adenoma with difficult medical management
Akber M, Muza TR & Clayton RN
P78 Proliferation of colon cancer cell line and parathyroid hormone-related peptide gene
Alokail MS
P79 Is there an ultra-short loop feedback of ACTH on itself?
Sharma M, Nanzer AM, Morris DG, Adams EF, Korbonits M & Grossman AB
P80 FSH-secreting pituitary gonadotroph adenoma producing ovarian hyperstimulation
Norris AJ, Hay C, Wilding M, McDowell G, Laing I, Holland JP, McNeilly JR, McNeilly AS & Davis JRE
P81 Deacetylating agents as mediators of iodide uptake and efflux in thyroid and breast
Clarke C, Burbridge E & Smyth PPA
P82 Over-expression and over-activation of protein kinase B/Akt in human pituitary tumours
Musat M, Korbonits M, Kola B, Nanzer A, Morris DG, Coculescu M & Grossman AB
P83 An audit of acromegaly in North-East Scotland: increased use of medical therapy enables preservation of pituitary function
Viswanath AK, Booth SA, Abraham P & Bevan JS
P84 The cyclin E specific F-box protein archipelago is over-expressed in pituitary tumours
Morris DG, Bonner SE, Korbonits M & Grossman AB
P85 Urinary free metadrenalines provide the best diagnostic biochemical test for phaeochromocytoma; experience in a tertiary care centre
Boyle JG, Davidson DF & Connell JMC
P86 A clinic for multiple endocrine neoplasia highlights needs for greater family awareness of type 1 MEN and for genetic testing of other family members
Pinkney JH, MacFarlane IA, Ellard S & Cave-Bigley D
P87 Association between serum insulin-like growth factor-I and serum growth hormone levels across an oral glucose tolerance test in assessing disease activity in acromegaly
Ayuk J, Stewart SE, Sheppard MC & Stewart PM
P88 Ovarian stromal luteoma - a rare cause of postmenopausal virilization diagnosed by selective ovarian venous sampling
Nag S, Cruickshank D, Jackson T, Leen B & Kelly W
P89 The GnRH test in the assessment of patients with pituitary and parapituitary lesions. Results of a 5-year retrospective study
Chammas NK, Chambers S & Harris PE
P90 Adrenal incidentalomas and insulin resistance - a simple coincidence or a complex syndrome?
Zieleniewski W
P91 Should post hypophysectomy patients be discharged on steroids? The use of 0900h-cortisol measurements as a screening test for pituitary-adrenal dysfunction
Walker JN, Nickerson E, Gardner SG, Shine B, Turner HE & Wass JAH
P92 Inhibition of cell proliferation, but lack of antiangiogenic effect on GH-secreting pituitary adenomas treated with Lanreotide
Garcia de la Torre N, Sullivan N, Fazal-Sanderson V, Nagy Z, Wass JAH, Ansorge O & Turner HE
P93 A new operation for adrenal pathology: laparoscopically-assisted mini-adrenalectomy
Abdel-Rahamn AT, Laban CA, Besser GM, Monson JP, Grossman AB, Savage MO, Jenkins PJ, Drake WM, Chew SL, Ashby M & Carpenter R
P94 Somatostatin and VEGF expression within the larynx
Bedford KJ, MacDonald AW, Condon L, Stafford N & Atkin SL
P95 The effects of surgery and tamoxifen on serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels in breast cancer
McVittie CJ, McCarthy K, Laban CA, Miraki-Moud F, Camacho-Hubner C, Bustin SA, Carpenter R & Jenkins PJ
P96 Results of different primary treatment procedures for acromegalic patients
Ozbey N, Gjergji D, Sertkaya A, Kurt R & Molvalilar S
P97 Transcriptional silencing of the IGF-I receptor inhibits proliferation of MCF-7 breast cancer cells
McVittie CJ, Ogunkolade W, Khalaf S, Bustin SA, Carpenter R & Jenkins PJ
P98 Diagnosis - 'query acromegaly'
Hordern SVM, Banu G & Nussey SS
P99 Factors determining remission of microprolactinomas after dopamine agonist withdrawal
Powrie JK & Athauda NB
P100 Pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG) regulates downstream angiogenic genes in thyroid cells
Kim DS, Boelaert K, Stratford AL, Eggo MC, Watkinson JC, Gittoes NJL, Franklyn JA & McCabe CJ
P101 Clinical studies of patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs)
Ali A, Richards D, Thakker RV & Hammersley MS
P102 IGF-I and IGFBP-3 mRNA expression in tamoxifen-resistant, recurrent breast cancers
McCarthy K, Laban CA, McVittie CJ, Ogunkolade WB, Khalaf S, Bustin SA, Carpenter R & Jenkins PJ
P103 IGF-I and IGFBP-3 mRNA expression in tamoxifen-resistant, recurrent breast cancers
McCarthy K, Laban CA, McVittie C, Ogunkolade WB, Khalaf S, Bustin SA, Carpenter R & Jenkins PJ
P104 A somatostatin analogue and octreotide exert anti-proliferative effects on colonic cancer cells
Khalaf S, Bailey F, Davies D, Ogunkolade BW, Kelly P, McCarthy K, Laban C, Bustin SA & Jenkins PJ
P105 Imbalance between separase and securin levels in thyroid and other malignancies
Khanim FL, Parmley JL, Boelaert K, Stratford AL, Manners A, Hodges N, McCabe CJ, Gittoes NJL & Franklyn JA
P106 The effects of ghrelin on IGF-I expression in normal and malignant breast tissue explants
Laban CA, Edwards C, Seb Gupta P, McCarthy K, Ogunkolade BW, Bustin SA, Edwards R, Carpenter R & Jenkins PJ
P107 Prevalence of hypopituitarism in patients with prolactin-secreting pituitary microadenomas
Behan LA, Seoighe D, Agha A, Sherlock M, Ryan J, Rogers B & Thompson CJ
P108 Systematic dose extension of octreotide LAR - the importance of individual tailoring of treatment
Thornton-Jones VA, Wass JAH & Turner HE
P109 Investigation into the efficacy of routine octreotide scanning in post-operative acromegalics with refractory disease
Creely SJ, Varma TR & Vora J
P110 Octreotide dependency: a cautionary tale
Levy MJ & Goadsby PJ
P111 Expression of SSTR subtypes (1-5) in normal and malignant colonic tissue
Ogunkolade BW, Kelly PD, Fairclough PD, Khalaf S, Bustin SA & Jenkins PJ
P112 Metastatic glucagonoma de-differentiated to an insulinoma: response to embolization
Dhillo WS, Meeran K & Todd JF
P113 Long acting somatostatin analogues administered by practice nurses: an audit
Fazal-Sanderson V, Thornton-Jones VA, Wass JAH & Turner HE
P114 Long-term remission following withdrawal of dopamine agonist therapy in subjects with microprolactinomas
Biswas M, Smith J, Jadon D, McEwan P, Rees DA, Evans LM, Scanlon MF & Davies JS
P115 The effects of pituitary tumours on cognitive function
Treece KA, Wass JA, Lincoln NB & Page RCL
P116 Novel actions of the anti-estrogen faslodex at the estrogen receptor
Fleming FJ, Hill AD, McDermott EW, O'Higgins NJ & Young LS
P117 Managing prolactinomas: our experience at Preston
Banerjee M, Myers M & Vice PA
P118 Expression and localisation of BAD and Akt in human breast cancer cell lines pre- and post- irradiation
Al-Bazz Y, Corke KP, Dobson PRM, Underwood JCE & Brown BL
P119 Bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy for ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome
Newell-Price J, Gandhi A & Harrison BJ
P120 BIM-23244, a somatostatin analogue with high affinity for somatostatin receptors 2 and 5, inhibits endothelial proliferation in vitro
Adams RL, Adams IP, Zhong W, Lindow SW  & Atkin SL
P121 Discrepancies between current consensus criteria for cure after transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly
Petakov MS, Djurovic M, Miljic D, Doknic M, Pekic S, Popovic V & Damjanovic S
P122 Retrospective audit of bilateral adrenalectomies with reference to the occurrence of Nelson's syndrome
Green AJ, Barakat MT, Lynn JA & Meeran K
P123 Parathyroid imaging: which modality best informs surgical treatment?
Shaafi KO, West TET & Walsh T
P124 The efficacy of an octreotide test dose to predict the outcome of treatment for acromegaly with somatostatin LAR
Claridge AG, Shakoor SKA & Trainer PJ
P125 The changing patterns of presentation and treatment of acromegaly in the UK as reflected by the UK National Acromegaly Database
Wass JAH, Carson MN & Bates PR
P126 Improved quality of life (QOL) with normalisation of IGF-I in patients with acromegaly
Paisley AN, Rowles SV, Roberts ME, Lee C & Trainer PJ
P127 24-Hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in patients with acromegaly and the value of clinic blood pressure measurements
Paisley AN, Roberts ME, Heagerty AM & Trainer PJ
P128 Regional variations in colonic neoplasia in acromegaly
Ahmad B, Fazal-Sanderson V, Jewell DP, Warren B, Turner HE & Wass JAH
Growth and development
P129 The effect of nutritional deprivation in late gestation on uncoupling protein-2 mRNA abundance in the ovine neonatal lung
Gnanalingham MG, Mostyn A, Symonds ME & Stephenson TJ
P130 Possible factors determining individual sensitivity to GH replacement therapy; a KIMS database analysis
Monson J, Lundberg M, Bouloux PMG, Bevan JS, Svensson J, Koltowska-Häggström M & Finer N
P131 Do prolonged courses of testosterone affect final height in extreme maturational delay?
Lee R & Butler G
P132 The hydration fraction of lean body mass (LBM) does not change during six months physiological GH replacement in adults with severe GHD
Mukherjee A, Adams JE, Smethurst L & Shalet SM
P133 The relationship between maternal thyroid status in the antenatal period and new born growth measurements: a cohort study
Hindmarsh P, Franklyn JA, Clark P, Geary M, Rodeck C & Kilby MD
P134 Quality of life (QOL) improvement, during physiological GH replacement in severely GHD adults, is not explained by favourable changes in body composition
Mukherjee A, Adams JE, Smethurst L & Shalet SM
P135 Leptin and leptin receptor localisation in endocrine glands of fetal sheep
O'Connor DM, Wooding FBP, Hoggard N, Forhead AJ & Fowden AL
P136 The value of the TRH test in the assessment of hypothalamic-pituitary disorders in children
Tatnall S, Slim B, Kumar K, Patel L, Hall CM, Price DA & Clayton PE
P137 Frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the GHRH receptor gene in short children
Smith KG, Gueorguiev M, Adams EF, Mein CA, Johnston LB, Bonner SE, Froguel P, Savage MO, Grossman AB & Korbonits M
P138 A dominant negative thyroid hormone receptor (TR) beta1 mutant enhances N-Tera-2 (NT2) cell proliferation
Chan SY, McCabe CJ, Franklyn JA & Kilby MD
P139 Transdermal testosterone application: pharmacokinetics and effects on pubertal status, short-term growth and bone turnover
Ahmed SF, Mayo A, MacIntyre H & Wallace AM
P140 Long-term association of the Y chromosome and blood pressure in boys at the pre- and post-pubertal periods
Charchar FJ, Shankar R, Eckert GJ, Tomaszewski M, Dominiczak AF & Pratt JH
P141 Growth hormone replacement reduces circulating inflammatory markers, blood pressure and large artery compliance but does not affect resistance artery function in adult hypopituitary patients
McCallum RW, Spiers A, Sattar N, Petrie JR, Dominiczak AF & Connell JMC
P142 Regulation of the growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) paracrine pathway by thyroid hormone (T3) during bone development
Sriskantharajah S, O'Shea PJ, Yao H, Suzuki H, Cheng SY & Williams GR
P143 Pregnancy-induced plasticity in rat pituitary: a morphological and endocrine study of somatotroph and lactotroph function
El-Kasti MM, Christian HC, Huerta I, Hill N, Matthews DR & Wells T
P144 Gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells: the effect of GH in a GH-deficient child
Whatmore AJ, Hayes A, Patel L & Clayton PE
Neuroendocrinology and behaviour
P145 The insulin tolerance test (ITT) in clinical practice: the experience of a busy pituitary unit
Liew A, Agha A, Finucane F, Thornton E, Rogers B, Tormey W & Thompson CJ
P146 Cardiovascular risk burden in adult patients with hypopituitarism
Kyaw Tun T, Agha A, Muigai N, Al-Sahli W, Rogers B, Tormey W & Thompson CJ
P147 Incorporating social preferences in the measurement of QoL outcomes in growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults
Kind P & Koltowska-Häggström M
P148 Neuroendocrine abnormalities in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury
Rogers B, Agha A, Mylotte D, Tormey W, Phillips J & Thompson CJ
P149 Investigating the potential role of melanocortin receptor 5 in the rodent adrenal gland
Kosti O, Renshaw D, Harrold J, Cone R & Hinson J
P150 Quality of life deficit in hypopituitary adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHD): comparison of age-sex matched patient data and a UK population survey
Koltowska-Häggström M, Monson JP, Hennessy S, Mattsson A & Kind P
P151 Downward resetting of the osmotic threshold for thirst in patients with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
Smith D, Moore K, Tormey W, Baylis PH & Thompson CJ
P152 Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in the mouse does not deplete vasopressin neurons or activate oxytocin neurons
Morris JF, Epton MJ & Jenkins D
P153 Comparison of anterior pituitary annexin 1 expression in male/female and old/young Long Evans and Brattleboro rats
Davies E, Christian HC, Buckingham JC & Morris JF
P154 Prevalence of hypopituitarism in survivors of traumatic brain injury
Agha A, Rogers B, Tormey W, Phillips J & Thompson CJ
P155 The effect of oestrogen replacement therapy (ORT) on growth hormone (GH) dose; KIMS database perspective
Mah PM, Ross RJM, Jönsson P, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Koltowska-Häggström M & Webster J
P156 Metastatic glucagonoma transforming to an insulinoma
Byard A, Rangan S, Dixon A, Kos K, Edavalath M, Buch HN & Singh BM
P157 Investigation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
Baskol M, Gokce C, Yucesoy M & Kelestimur F
P158 DNA microarray analysis of NECA action in a pituitary folliculostellate cell line
Rees DA, Scanlon MF & Ham J
P159 Imaging of the pituitary is indicated in marginal hyperprolactinaemia (<1000 milliunits per litre) to detect microadenoma
Shore HCA, Karavitaki N, Turner HE & Wass JAH
P160 Effects of melatonin on catecholaminergic neurotransmitters in brain areas regulating food intake in the male rat
Canpolat S, Sandal S, Kutlu S, Aydin M, Yilmaz B & Kelestimur H
P161 The acute octreotide suppression test is useful in predicting long-term responses to depot somatostatin analogue injections in patients with active acromegaly
Botusan I, Karavitaki N, Radian S, Turner HE & Wass JAH
P162 Effects of melatonin on the regulation of leptin production in rat anterior pituitary cells
Kus I, Sarsilmaz M, Colakoglu N, Kukner A, Ozen OA, Yilmaz B & Kelestimur H
P163 Primary therapy with somatostatin analogues in acromegaly does not restore orderly GH secretion
Parkinson C, Darzy K, Peacey SR, Thorner MO, Veldhuis JD, Trainer PJ & Shalet SM
P164 Down-regulation of neurotrophin receptor expression limits the regenerative potential of injured CNS neurons
Brown ER, Berry M & Logan A
P165 Functional interactions between anosmin-1, heparan sulphate and urokinase-type plasminogen activator and the pathogenesis of X-linked Kallmann's Syndrome
Hu Y, Gonzalez-Martinez D & Bouloux P
P166 Are cortisol responses to psychological stress related to size at birth in humans?
Ward AMV, Moore VM, Steptoe A, Robinson JS & Phillips DIW
P167 Addition of dopamine agonists to somatostatin analogue therapy improves biochemical control of acromegaly
Selverajah D, Webster J, Ross RJM & Newell-Price J
P168 Variability in GH assays undermines the value of consensus criteria for the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency and acromegaly
Pokrajac-Simeunovic A, Wieringa GE, Ellis AK & Trainer PJ
P169 The role of the melanocortin 5 receptor in the hypothalamic regulation of appetite and pituitary function
Sajedi A, Abbott CR, Small CJ, Haskell-Luevano C, Ghatei MA & Bloom SR
Reproduction
P170 Leptin, inhibin B and LH levels in patients with anorexia nervosa
Djurovic M, Pekic S, Cetkovic A, Doknic M, Petakov M, Damjanovic S, Zivkovic V, Dieguez C, Casanueva F & Popovic V
P171 Regulation of ovine placentome morphology by cortisol in late gestation
Ward JW & Fowden AL
P172 The effect of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on initiation of follicle growth in normal and polycystic ovaries in vitro
Stubbs S, Zachery-Jennings C, Margara R, Trew GH, Lavery S, Stark J, Hardy K & Franks S
P173 Specificity and clinical utility of methods for the detection of macroprolactin
Smith TP, Gibney J, Kavanagh L, Fahie-Wilson MN & McKenna TJ
P174 New approach in treatment of hyperandrogenism with triiodothyronine
Kazanavicius G
P175 Effect of supplementing the maternal diet with excess energy during late gestation on body fat deposition, reproductive performance and plasma insulin concentration in pigs
Laws J, Perkins KS, Litten JC, Corson AM & Clarke L
P176 The effects of thyroid hormone on cytokine-induced proliferation in human trophoblast cells
Barber KJ, Khanim FL, McCabe CJ, Bulmer JN, Whitley GS, Franklyn JA & Kilby MD
P177 Oral tibolone combined with testosterone as a potential male contraceptive: pharmacodynamic study examining additive effects in suppression of pituitary-testicular axis
Oxynos C & Wu FCW
P178 Routine screening for macroprolactin
Gibney J, Smith TP & McKenna TJ
P179 Microarray studies of human ovarian surface epithelium exposed to an inflammatory stimulus
Rae MT, Ross A, Niven D, Critchley HOD, Ghazal P, Lathe R & Hillier SG
P180 Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) agonists increase glucose metabolism in a human granulosa cell line (HGL-5)
Berdiaki A, Chatterjee VKK, Rainey WE & Franks S
P181 The CAM technique and follicle development
Qureshi AI, Bano G, Whitehead S, Nussey SS & Mason HD
P182 Paint thinner exposure inhibits testosterone synthesis and secretion in a reversible manner in the rat
Yilmaz B, Akpolat N, Canpolat S, Sandal S, Kutlu S, Ilhan N & Kelestimur H
P183 Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical examination of effects of leptin on testis in mice
Kus I, Canpolat S, Akpolat N, Ozogul C, Yilmaz B, Sarsilmaz M & Kelestimur H
P184 Stimulatory effects of ghrelin on spontaneous contractions in the rat myometrium
Kutlu S, Dayangac A, Ozcan M, Konar V, Kumru S & Ayar A
P185 The expression of somatostatin receptors in human granulosa cells
Adams IP, Staunton B, Gilson J, Adams RL, Robinson J & Atkin SL
P186 Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) protein expression in normal and polycystic human ovaries
Stubbs S, Webber L, Flanagan A, Da Silva-Buttkus P, Themmen APN, Visser JA, Groome NP, Hardy K & Franks S
P187 Effects of oral nomegestrol acetate, a 19 norprogesterone-derived progestin on the reproductive axis and lipids in men
Hay CJ & Wu FCW
P188 Follow up of women with Turner's syndrome in an adult endocrine clinic
Ghosh S, Hussein NM, Gibson C, Ray DW, Wu FC & Davis JRE
P189 TGFbeta signaling pathways in LHRH neurons
Galbiati M, Saredi S & Melcangi RC
P190 Müllerian inhibiting substance is elevated in obese women with PCOS and is suppressed by metformin treatment
Fleming R, Harborne L, MacLaughlin DT, Ling D, Norman J, Sattar N & Seifer DB
P191 Protein kinase (PKA)-independent but cAMP-dependent regulation of progesterone secretion by luteinizing human granulosa cells
Chin EC & Abayasekara DRE
P192 Intramuscular testosterone (T) undecanaote for the treatment of male hypogonadism: a parallel-group randomised open-label pharmacokinetic study
Hay CJ & Wu FCW
P193 Neurokinin B-like immunoreactivity can be detected in peripheral tissues in the non-pregnant rat
Brayley KJ & Bell NJ
P194 Biochemical evidence for follicular maturation (1): changes of inhibins and activin-A levels in follicular fluid from matched follicles
Wen XU, Tozer A, Butler SA & Iles RK
P195 Analysis of hCG beta core fragment glycosylation in normal and aberrant pregnancy by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Malatos S, Jacoby ES, Juneja NA, Butler SA, Kicman AT & Iles RK
P196 Biochemical evidence for follicular maturation (2): production of progesterone, inhibins and activin-A by granulosa cells from size matched follicles
Wen XS, Tozer AJ, Butler SA & Iles RK
P197 Clinical interpretation of macroprolactin reports
Moyes V, Fahie-Wilson MN & Ahlqvist JAO
Steroids
P198 Conventional corticosteroid replacement therapy may overtreat adult hypopituitary patients with partial ACTH deficiency
Agha A, Liew A, Finucane F, Baker L, O'Kelly P, Tormey W & Thompson CJ
P199 Glucocorticoids contribute to the heritability of leptin in Scottish adult female twins
Wallace AM, Banfield E, Ingram M, Swan L, Hillis WS & Connell JMC
P200 Patients' knowledge and satisfaction on the management of steroid replacement therapy
Breen LA
P201 The origin of 18-hydroxycortisol and 18-oxocortisol in man
Freel EM, Shakerdi L, Wallace AM, Ingram M, Fraser R & Connell JMC
P202 Sweat patch cortisol - a new screen for Cushing's syndrome
Prunty H, Andrews K, Reddy-Kolanu G, Quinlan P & Wood PJ
P203 Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) inhibits growth of human vascular endothelial cells
Hinson JP, Renshaw D, Vakharia K & King PJ
P204 Inhibition of steroid 5beta-reductase by bile acids
McNeilly AD, Livingstone DEW, Walker BR & Andrew R
P205 Adequacy of patient understanding about glucocorticoid replacement
Gibson CM, Brough R, Ray DW, Wu FCW & Davis JRE
P206 Regulation of 11beta-hydroxylase (CYP11B1) and aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene expression in the rat adrenal gland and central nervous system by ACTH and dexamethasone
Ye P, Kenyon CJ, Nichol K, MacKenzie SM, Fraser R, Seckl JR, Connell JMC & Davies E
P207 Local inflammation activates the renal vitamin D hormonal system in human kidneys
Zehnder D, Quinkler M, Lepenies J, Eardley K, Hughes S, Cockwell P, Stewart PM & Hewison M
P208 The testicular feminised mouse: physiological testosterone replacement
Nettleship JE, Biggins CM, Jones RD, English KM, Channer KS & Jones TH
P209 The effect of adrenalectomy on 11beta-hydroxylase (CYP11B1) and aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene expression in the hippocampus
Ye P, Kenyon CJ, Nichol K, MacKenzie SM, Fraser R, Seckl JR, Connell JMC & Davies E
P210 Quantitative analysis of plasma 17-hydroxyprogesterone using isotope dilution mass spectrometry
Honour JW, Thorpe E & Hodkinson R
P211 Spironolactone interference in the immunoassay of androstenedione
Honour JW, Tsilchorozidou T & Conway GS
P212 Role of PPAR-gamma receptor agonist therapy in two patients with newly diagnosed pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrom
Hull SSA, Sheridan B & Atkinson AB
P213 Local regeneration of glucocorticoids by 11betaHSD-1 within the vessel wall modulates angiogenesis
Small GR, Dover AR, Hadoke PWF & Walker BR
P214 Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulates cortisol secretion via toll-like receptors and COX-2 activation
Vakharia K, Renshaw D & Hinson JP
P215 An AP-1-like site is required for basal activity of the murine ACTH receptor (MC2-R) promoter in Y1 cells
King PJ & Clark AJL
P216 The inhibition of human hair growth by 17beta-oestradiol using whole follicle organ cultures
Nelson LD, Messenger AG, Karoo R & Thornton MJ
P217 Molecular basis of a new form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Arlt W, Walker EA, Draper N, Ivison HE, Ride JP, Hammer F, Chalder SM, Borucka-Mankiewicz M, Hauffa BP, Malunowicz EM, Stewart PM & Shackleton CHL
P218 The impact of endogenous cortisone on bone and fat: demonstration of in vivo 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity
Cooper MS, Syddall HE, Tomlinson JW, Eastell R, Wood PJ, Stewart PM, Cooper C & Dennison EM
P219 Hexose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase expression confers reductase activity upon 11 beta-HSD1 in adipose tissue
Bujalska IJ, Tomlinson JW, Draper N, Walker EA & Stewart PM
P220 Secretogogues induce transcription factor SF-1 and co-activator SRC-1 activity in the human adrenal gland
Kelly SN, McKenna TJ & Young LS
P221 Mineralocorticoid replacement in patients with primary hypoadrenalism; does plasma renin concentration help in practice?
Anthony S, Madathil A, Smith J & Chapman J
P222 A model for evaluating 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity in ocular and orbital tissues
Walker EA, Tomlinson JW, Hughes SV, Wood PJ, Murray PI, Stewart PM & Rauz S
P223 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and the production of cerebrospinal fluid
Rauz S, Walker EA, Tomlinson JW, Hughes SV, Wood PJ, Stewart PM & Murray PI
P224 Reproducibility of cortisol day curve in monitoring patients on long-term hydrocortisone replacement therapy
Shakoor SKA, Roberts M, Shalet SM & Trainer PJ
P225 Gene expression responses induced in kidney by aldosterone excess and salt
Marshall E, Dickenson P, Forster T, Roy D, Kenyon CJ & Brown RW
Thyroid
P226 Outcome of atrial fibrillation complicating hyperthyroidism
Osman F, Daykin J, Sheppard MC, Gammage MD & Franklyn JA
P227 No association of a polymorphism in the kozak sequence of the CD40 gene and Graves' disease in a UK Caucasian population
Foxall H, Heward JM, Franklyn JA & Gough SC
P228 Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - past, present and future
Hardy JD, Hosani H, Salah M, Zayed R, Dhatt G & Doss I
P229 Twenty-four hour hormone profiles of TSH, free T3 and free T4 in hypothyroid patients on combined T3T4 therapy
Siddique H, Saravanan P, Simmons DJ, Greenwood R, Peters TJ & Dayan CM
P230 Thyroid hormones and TPO-antibodies in the cord blood of newborns
Bohnet HG, Narwak M, Ebert P & Peters N
P231 Pretibial myxoedema as the first manifestation of Graves' disease
Watt AJ, Vaidya B & MacLeod KM
P232 Thyroxine replacement monitoring using a computerised register: the North Trent experience
Lee S, Stevens V, Parramore A, Weetman AP & Allahabadia A
P233 Estimators of number- and volume-weighted mean volume of colloid in the thyroid gland of rats
Hartoft-Nielsen M-L, Rasmussen AK, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Buschard K & Bock T
P234 Adjunctive lithium improves outcome in patients given radioiodine for hyperthyroidism
Murphy E, Winstanley G, Frank J & Meeran K
P235 Evaluation of thyroid function in patients with chronic active HCV and HBV hepatitis treated with interferon-alpha
Esfahanian F, Alavian M & Ziaee A
P236 Hypothyroidism is less frequent following radioactive iodine treatment for toxic nodular goitre than Graves' disease
Adamali HI, Gibney J & McKenna TJ
P237 Seaweed as a model for iodide uptake and retention in the thyroid
Burbridge E, Clarke C & Smyth PPA
P238 Multiple thyroid tumours
Qureshi AI, Bano G & Nussey SS
P239 Specific effect of thyrotropin on thyroglobulin and on the polypeptides distribution in cultured human thyroid cells
Milicevic Z & Ciric J
P240 Defining aetiological variants within the HLA class II region that lead to the development of Graves' disease
Simmonds MJ, Heward JM, Howson JMM, Cordell HJ, Walker N, Todd JA, Franklyn JA & Gough SCL
P241 The evaluation of arterial stiffness in subclinical hypothyroidism
Owen PJD & Lazarus JH
P242 Premature birth and fetal growth retardation in nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism due to activating thyrotropin receptor gene mutation
Vaidya B, Campbell V, Tripp JH, Spyer G, Hattersley AT & Ellard S
P243 Controlled anti-natal thyroid screening study (CATS) - early results
Lazarus JH, Parkes AB, Taylor IL, Smyth PPA, John R & Wald N
P244 The expression of mRNA for thymidine kinase 1 (TK1), deoxycytidine kinase (dCK), and thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase) in the tissue of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in humans
Karbownik M, Brzezianska E & Lewinski A
P245 Does thyroidectomy exacerbate or relieve the throat symptoms of globus pharyngeus?
England J, Hayworth D, Hayden A, Nadig S, Nix P & Atkin SL
P246 Electrocardiographic changes in patients with hypothyroidism
Agarwal SC, Hira HS & Sibal L
P247 Regulation of the angiopoietins in thyroid follicular cells
Buchanan MA, Ramsden JD, Watkinson JC & Eggo MC
Clinical case reports
P248 X-linked hypopituitarism: clinical and biochemical features of a rare cause of short stature
Barber TM, Cheetham T & Ball SG
P249 Cocaine use a risk factor for DKA
Kashyap AS, Anand KP & Kashyap S
P250 Osteomalacia precipitated by growth hormone treatment in the adult: increased bone turnover unmasking occult vitamin D deficiency
Abouglila K, Miller M & Ball SG
P251 Adrenal insufficiency as the second clinical manifestation of the primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Abouglila K, James A, Stevenson M & Hanley J
P252 Paradoxical urine and plasma cortisol response to dexamethasone: probable Carney Complex with micronodular adrenal hyperplasia
Raskauskiene D & Clayton RN
P253 Myocardial infarction due to coronary artery spasm in a patient with thyrotoxicosis
Srinivasan R, Sturrock NDC, Morris K & Patel K
P254 Puerperal hypoglycaemia in a young woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Moisey RS, Andrew J, Nagi DK & Jenkins RC
P255 Coeliac disease as a cause for delayed presentation of hypopituitarism
Moisey RS, Ajjan R, Spencer N, Sahay P, Nagi DK, Andrew J & Jenkins RC
P256 Thyrotoxicosis due to Graves' disease in a patient on immunosuppressive therapy for psoriasis
Forbes MI, MacLeod K & Vaidya B
P257 Transformation of a micro-prolactinoma to a macro-prolactinoma during pregnancy without symptoms or signs of pituitary enlargement: two case reports
Dixon AN, Rangan S & Singh BM
P258 Severe hypercalcaemia in Graves' disease
Murphy MS & Nolan JJ
P259 Diagnostic difficulty in differentiating between meningioma and pituitary adenoma
Hatfield ECI, Lewis DH, Powell M, Ng KL, Kong C & Johnston C
P260 Pitfalls in the management of hypocalcaemia: refractory hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy not caused by postoperative hypoparathyroidism
Skowronska-Jozwiak E, Lewandowski KC & Lewinski A
P261 Hypothalamic cavernous haemangioma presenting with hypothalamic syndrome and secondary hypogonadism
Downward HS, Rowmanowski CAJ & Bennet WM
P262 Acquired von Willebrand's disease secondary to autoimmune hypothyroidism
Viswanath AK, Mayo A, King D & Bevan JS
P263 A case of the pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone successfully treated with bromocriptine
Zieleniewski W, Kolodziej-Maciejewska H & Krawczyk ZK
P264 Hyponatremia and recurrent abdominal pain
Prakash PK & Stephens WP
P265 Cushing's disease and coexistent craniopharyngioma - report of a case
Karavitaki N, Hull RP, Ansorge O, Brufani C & Wass JAH
P266 Is there an association between serum calcium concentrations and endoscopic diagnosis in patients with dyspeptic symptoms?
Movva R, Alcolado R & Alcolado JC
P267 A vicious cycle of profuse diarrhoea, hypokalaemic renal failure and elevated gut hormone levels unmasking a neuroendocrine pancreatic tumour
Yogarajah M, Ahmed A, Winocour PH, Katz J & Aldridge M
P268 The pituitary lesion that escaped the knife
Heald AH, Hughes D & Buckler H
P269 Primary and secondary hypogonadism in systemic sarcoidosis: indications for corticosteroid therapy
Rees DA, Mukherjee S, Dodds A, Rathbone N, Lane H, Peters JR, Davies JS & Scanlon MF
P270 Truly rare - a true hermaphrodite
Arutchelvam V, Kelly WF & Wolstenholme J
P271 Normoprolactinaemic galactorrhoea in a male-to-female transsexual
Barber TM, Basu A, Rizvi K & Chapman J
P272 Myxoedema coma with pericardial effusion and respiratory arrest in a 59-year-old woman
Mackay EM, Kennedy A, Dalzell G & Atkinson AB
P273 Development of GH secretion and malignant change in a giant prolactinoma
Howell SJ, Parkington S, Roberts G & Vice PA
P274 Crooke Cell Adenoma: case report of a rare but aggressive tumour
O'Shea LA, Farrell MA, Phillips J, Kinsley BT & Firth RG
P275 Bilateral laparascopic adrenalectomy as a palliative procedure for resistant ectopic ACTH producing small cell carcinoma of the lung: a case report
Nayar R, Kierstan J & Perros P
P276 The evolution of diabetes insipidus in a man with multiple pathology in the sacrum
Rajeswaran C, Oxynos C & Belchetz PE
P277 A diagnostic pitfall: concomitant occurrence of macroprolactinaemia and a non-secreting pituitary adenoma
Krishnan U, Qureshi MZ, Burrows J, Labib M & Fiad TM
P278 Primary hypopituitarism as a first presentation of sarcoidosis - 2 case reports
Galliford TM & Hopkins DFC
P279 A novel 17 alpha hydroxylase mutation (CYP 17) associated with a pelvic germ cell tumour
Brooke AM, Ahmad T, Taylor NF, Shepherd J, Lin L, Achermann JC, Rumsbey G, Gore ME & Monson JP
P280 Surgical treatment of children with neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism
Kurzawinski TR, Fazel MZ, Spitz L, Waller S, Milroy E, van'T Hoff W & Dattani M
P281 Recognition of Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome by characteristic steroids
Honour JW, Phillips I & Conway E
P282 Pituitary sarcoidosis with disappearing mass: case report
Oxynos C, Rajeswaran C & Belchetz PE
P283 A case of undiagnosed multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B (MEN 2B)
Myint KS, Wiles A, Marker A, Jani P, Middleton S, Chatterjee VKK & Gurnell M
P284 Late recovery of pituitary function following traumatic brain injury
Ryan J, Agha A, Sherlock M & Thompson CJ
   
P285 Hypocalcaemia and hypomagnesaemia as a complication of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome
Lewandowski KC, Finan PJ, Cairns A & Orme SM
P286 Porphyria cutanea tarda complicated by primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Arutchelvam V, McCulloch A, Senadhira T & Nag S
P287 Post menopausal virilisation
Smeeton FJ, Bano G & Nussey SS
P288 Testosterone-replacement stimulated hyperprolactinaemia
Sodi R, Fikri R, Diver M, Ranganath L & Vora J
P289 A case of non-classical 11-beta hydroxylase deficiency
Freel EM, Wallace M, Fraser R, Davies E & Connell JMC
P290 Spontaneously resolving hypopituitarism followed by primary adrenal lymphoma-related phenomena?
Abdalla TME, Adams C, Wenham S, Williams G, Wayte A & Wilton A
P291 A case of adrenal failure secondary to metastasis from a breast angiosarcoma
Shalet SR, Khan AN & Issa BG
P292 A case of severe congenital adrenal hyperplasia treated successfully with laparoscopic bilateral adrenalectomy
Mullan K, Russell C, Dolan S, Sheridan B & Atkinson AB
P293 Ectopic pancreas presenting as dyspepsia
Kapoor D, Azmy M & Jones TH
P294 Ectopic ACTH syndrome presenting with epistaxis and hypertension: a case report
McLaughlin DM, Kassim SB, Leslie H & McCance DR
P295 Tuberculous thyroiditis - a rare cause of hyperthyroidism
Murphy MS, Keane J & Cullen MJ
P296 Multiple endocrine disturbances in a 15-year-old girl with intranial tuberculomas
Triantafyllidis G, Karakaidos D, Zosi P, Hatzigeorgiou G, Kafalidis G, Theodoridis C & Karis C
P297 Gestational diabetes insipidus, severe hypernatremia and hyperemesis gravidarum in a primigravid pregnancy
Hoashi S, Margey R, Haroun A, Keatings VM & Firth RGR
P298 The use of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and short synacthen tests in patients diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Rathbone N, Rees DA, Davies JS & Scanlon MF
P299 Human chorionic gonadotrophin responsive adrenal cortical carcinoma and Cushing's syndrome in pregnancy
Hoashi S, O'Connell J, Kelly SN, Young L, Fitzpatrick J, O'Keane C & Kinsley BT
P300 Severe reactive hypoglycaemia alleviated by acorbose administration
Thomas CM, Ward AMV & Leatherdale BA
P301 Complete right vocal cord paralysis: a very rare complication of radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism
Beshyah SA, Al-Fallouji H & Neave F
P302 Radiotherapy is more effective than growth hormone in treating haemangiopericytoma induced hypoglycaemia
Soran H, Joseph F, Younis N & Scott A
P303 Short stature in thalassemia major: multiple aetiologies
Jha S, Bano G & Nussey SN
Clinical practice
P304 An audit to evaluate the second radioiodine challenge scan in patients with thyroid cancer
Batra R, Perros P, Fenwick J & Mallick U
P305 Audit of follow-up for patients on long-term amiodarone and the incidence of amiodarone induced thyrotoxicosis
McCulloch AJ, Joseph S & Arutchelvam V
P306 Audit of thyroid surgery in a district general hospital
Srinivas Shankar U, Jordan T, Plant J, Movva R, Foster GE, Rutter MK, Ewins DL & Worth RC
P307 Incidence and prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in the general population of Tayside, Scotland
Flynn RWV, MacDonald TM, Morris AD, Jung RT & Leese GP
P308 A change in role for the endocrine nurse specialist - a survey
Gorick S, Greenwood RH, Heyburn PJ, Sampson MJ & Temple RC
P309 Mutation testing in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (men1): an audit
Vaidya B, Hattersley AT & Ellard S
Novartis Awards Poster Session
NP1 KAL-1 and KAL-2 ontogeny and in vitro function in human GnRH-1 developing system
Gonzalez-Martinez D, Hu Y, Schofield J, Kim S & Bouloux P
NP2 Bacterial and yeast co-expression studies reveal hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase to be a crucial regulator of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 oxoreductase activity
Walker OJ, Schneider SB, Edelstein M, Walker EA, Arlt W & Stewart PM