Aggressive gastrin-producing metastatic neuroendocrine tumour associated with elevated alpha fetoprotein levels G. G. HannaM. CrossD. R. McCance Poster Presentations Article: 17
Knowledge and attitudes of adults with diabetes to diabetic retinopathy E. DervanD. LillisD. O’Shea Poster Presentations Article: 15
Characterisation of gene transfer to vascular cell lines using adenoassociated virus S. SenJ. BartlettT. O’Brien Oral Presentations Pages: 7 - 7
Differential modulation of key steroidogenic enzymes through orphan nuclear transcriptional regulation may control the diverse production of cortisol and adrenal androgens S. N. KellyT. J. McKennaL. S. Young Oral Presentations Pages: 7 - 7
Evaluation of the clonidine suppression test in the diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma M. T. McCormickS. J. HunterA. B. Atkinson Oral Presentations Pages: 8 - 8
Current trends in the management of primary hyperparathyroidism D. KavanaghF. J. FlemingN. O’Higgins Oral Presentations Pages: 8 - 8
The effects of acute and chronic exercise on insulin sensitivity in obesity and type 2 diabetes D. J. O’GormanS. McQuaidJ. J. Nolan Oral Presentations Pages: 9 - 9
N-terminally modified degradation resistant analogues of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide display enhanced antidiabetic action M. H. MooneyV. A. GaultF. P. M. O’Harte Oral Presentations Pages: 9 - 9
Orlistat use outside of clinical trials: the Irish experience A. TuthillR. KellyD. O’Shea Poster Presentations Pages: 10 - 10
Audit of use of orlistat in type 2 diabetes N. LeonardC. BamfordC. Ritchie Poster Presentations Pages: 10 - 10
Geographical variation in lower extremity amputation rates across four English centres among persons with and without diabetes: a population-based prevalence study R. CanavanV. ConnollyN. Unwin Poster Presentations Pages: 10 - 11
An audit of glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus P. DowneyL. O’SheaS. Sreenan Poster Presentations Pages: 11 - 11
An audit of glycaemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus P. DowneyL. O’SheaS. Sreenan Poster Presentations Pages: 11 - 12
Clinical features of diabetes mellitus in non-national patients T. P. YeowS. McQuaidJ. J. Nolan Poster Presentations Pages: 12 - 12
Continuous insulin infusion therapy: an acceptable therapy for diabetes S. McQuaidY. RahmanJ. J. Nolan Poster Presentations Pages: 12 - 13
Intelligent patient monitoring in the management of microalbuminuria in diabetes mellitus K. DubeY. RahmanJ. Grimson Poster Presentations Pages: 13 - 13
Audit of vascular risk factor reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes M. SherlockD. MylotteK. B. Moore Poster Presentations Pages: 13 - 14
Change in frequency and severity of limited joint mobility in type 1 diabetes. 1982–2002 J. R. LindsayA. L. KennedyS. J. Hunter Poster Presentations Pages: 14 - 14
Free fatty acids and low-density lipoprotein oxidation in type 2 diabetes C. PhillipsD. OwensG. H. Tomkin Poster Presentations Pages: 14 - 15
The relationship between psychiatric morbidity and glycaemic control in a diabetic liaison clinic E. KennyM. J. McKennaD. O’Shea Poster Presentations Pages: 15 - 15
Audit of diabetic foot admissions at St James’s Hospital D. SmithM. J. CullenJ. J. Nolan Poster Presentations Pages: 16 - 16
Pills, thrills and diabetes — street drug use among young patients with type 1 diabetes R. S. H. NgD. A. DarkoR. M. Hillson Poster Presentations Pages: 16 - 16
Counter regulatory hormone responses to hypoglycaemia in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a comparison of treatment with insulin, metformin or sulphonylurea S. HoashiB. WadeB. T. Kinsley Poster Presentations Pages: 17 - 17
Receptor antagonist studies indicate that GIP is a more important enteroinsular axis hormone than GLP-1 in obese diabetic (OB/OB) mice F. P. M. O’HarteV. A. GaultP. R. Flatt Poster Presentations Pages: 18 - 18
Treatment outcome in acromegaly: results from the Beaumont Hospital pituitary database A. AghaS. NgC. J. Thompson Poster Presentations Pages: 19 - 19
Hypopituitarism following cranial irradiation for non-pituitary brain tumours A. AghaS. O’ConnorC. J. Thompson Poster Presentations Pages: 19 - 19
Can stable iodide influence radioactive iodide transport in breast tissue? C. ClarkeC. G. BrennanP. P. A. Smyth Poster Presentations Pages: 20 - 20
Thyroid autoantibodies in malignant disease D. KavanaghC. G. BrennanP. P. A. Smyth Poster Presentations Pages: 20 - 20
Nuclear regulatory proteins may modify endocrine therapy in breast cancer F. J. FlemingA. D. K. HillL. S. Young Poster Presentations Pages: 21 - 21
PEA3 and HER-2/NEU — novel therapeutic targets in endocrine tumours such as breast cancer E. MyersA. D. K. HillL. S. Young Poster Presentations Pages: 21 - 21
A rare paraneoplastic endocrine manifestation of small cell carcinoma R. CanavanP. BondC. J. Thompson Poster Presentations Pages: 22 - 22
Incidence of abnormal thyroid function tests in elderly patients attending a district general hospital O. CollinsM. CroweD. O’Shea Poster Presentations Pages: 22 - 22
An audit of the management of subclinical hypothyroidism in the outpatient setting L. A. O’SheaS. K. Sreenan Poster Presentations Pages: 23 - 23
Development and evaluation of a high performance liquid chromatography method for the measurement of 24-hour urinary-free cortisol and cortisone excretion and establishment of reference ranges K. W. E. KilpatrickI. S. YoungB. Sheridan Poster Presentations Pages: 23 - 24
Decreasing prevalence of hypogonadism in hereditary haemochromatosis J. H. McDermottC. H. Walsh Poster Presentations Pages: 24 - 24
Gender identify disorder in an Irish population C. De GascunJ. KellyD. O’Shea Poster Presentations Pages: 24 - 25
Adrenal rest tissue of the testes: a case report L. A. O’SheaC. HackettR. Firth Poster Presentations Pages: 25 - 25
Clinical audit of a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry service M. Au-YeongS. van der KampM. J. McKenna Poster Presentations Pages: 25 - 25
Severe osteogenesis imperfecta — the role of bisphosphonate therapy L. WangM. Au-YeongM. J. McKenna Poster Presentations Pages: 26 - 26
The clinical and metabolic features of Irish patients with acanthosis nigricans S. McQuaidY. RahmanJ. J. Nolan Poster Presentations Pages: 26 - 26
Testosterone enhances the anabolic effect of growth hormone J. GibneyT. WolthersK. K. Y. Ho Poster Presentations Pages: 27 - 27
Personality scores, eating behaviours and nutritional characteristics of patients attending an outpatient weight management service R. YoderS. AllenD. O’Shea Poster Presentations Pages: 27 - 27
The modified free cortisol index improves the diagnostic accuracy of total cortisoi levels in women on oestrogen, post-operative patients and patients with borderline short synacthen test responses M. QureshiM. WheelerW. M. Kong Oral Presentations Pages: 28 - 28
Perturbation of protein metabolism in acromegaly J. GibneyT. WolthersK. K. Y. Ho Oral Presentations Pages: 28 - 28
Metformin inhibits dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity in type 2 diabetes J. R. LindsayN. DuffyP. M. Bell Oral Presentations Pages: 29 - 29
The −493 G/T microsomal triglyceride transfer protein polymorphism but not the −400 A/T polymorphism alters chylomicron composition in diabetes C. PhillipsM. BellG. H. Tomkin Oral Presentations Pages: 29 - 30
Effect of growth hormone on glycerol and free fatty acid metabolism during exhaustive exercise in GH-deficient adults J. GibneyM. L. HealyP. H. Sonksen Oral Presentations Pages: 30 - 30
Lactate as an alternative brain fuel in man D. SmithA. PernetS. A. Amiel Oral Presentations Pages: 30 - 30
Detection, isolation and fluctuation of glycated insulin in type 2 diabetic subjects A. M. McKillopJ. R. LindsayF. P. M. O’Harte Oral Presentations Pages: 31 - 31
Rosiglitazone does not improve endothelial function in patients with essential hypertension S. T. B. AuC. EnnisP. M. Bell Oral Presentations Pages: 31 - 31