Abstract

This proposal seeks to explore the factors underlying higher morbidity in minority groups with systemic lupus erythematosus by examining the relationship of socioeconomic, demographic, cultural, immunogenetic, and clinical variables to early outcome in a study of Hispanic, African-American, and Caucasian SLE patients from 2 geographic areas: Houston, Texas and Birmington, Alabama.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
2M01RR002558-11
Application #
5224101
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
11
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Publications

Chappell, Cynthia L; Darkoh, Charles; Shimmin, Lawrence et al. (2016) Fecal Indole as a Biomarker of Susceptibility to Cryptosporidium Infection. Infect Immun 84:2299-306
Liao, George P; Harting, Matthew T; Hetz, Robert A et al. (2015) Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells reduce therapeutic intensity for severe traumatic brain injury in children. Pediatr Crit Care Med 16:245-55
Arroyo-Ávila, Mariangelí; Santiago-Casas, Yesenia; McGwin Jr, Gerald et al. (2015) Clinical associations of anti-Smith antibodies in PROFILE: a multi-ethnic lupus cohort. Clin Rheumatol 34:1217-23
Chappell, Cynthia L; Okhuysen, Pablo C; Langer-Curry, Rebecca C et al. (2015) Cryptosporidium muris: infectivity and illness in healthy adult volunteers. Am J Trop Med Hyg 92:50-5
Reveille, John D (2014) An update on the contribution of the MHC to AS susceptibility. Clin Rheumatol 33:749-57
Bethi, Siddharth; Dasgupta, Abhijit; Weisman, Michael H et al. (2013) Functional limitations due to axial and peripheral joint impairments in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: are focused measures more informative? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 65:607-14
Ward, Michael M; Learch, Thomas J; Gensler, Lianne S et al. (2013) Regional radiographic damage and functional limitations in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: differences in early and late disease. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 65:257-65
Benjamin-Garner, Ruby; Stotts, Angela (2013) Impact of smoking exposure change on infant birth weight among a cohort of women in a prenatal smoking cessation study. Nicotine Tob Res 15:685-92
Ornstein, Tisha J; Max, Jeffrey E; Schachar, Russell et al. (2013) Response inhibition in children with and without ADHD after traumatic brain injury. J Neuropsychol 7:1-11
Murthy, Vijaya; Willis, Rohan; Romay-Penabad, Zurina et al. (2013) Value of isolated IgA anti-?2 -glycoprotein I positivity in the diagnosis of the antiphospholipid syndrome. Arthritis Rheum 65:3186-93

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