Scientists in the Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program focus on understanding the etiology, pathogenesis and molecular mechanisms of systemic autoimmunity, as well as understanding immunologic responses to infection and vaccination. Using genetic, genomic, proteomic, immunologic and molecular approaches, our investigators are working to understand complex human diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory myositis, multiple sclerosis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, as well as to decipher mechanisms of immune protection after influenza or anthrax vaccination. To facilitate these patient-oriented research activities, some of our scientists are also working to develop novel methods and algorithms to mine large datasets and evaluate complex human genetic diseases.

2012

Adrianto I, Montgomery C. Estimating allele frequencies. Methods Mol Biol 850:59-76, 2012. [Abstract]

Albert DA, Cohen JA, Burns CM, Hickey WF, Prock TL, James JA, Harker RC, Wortmann RL. Re: Letter to the editor (ACR-11-0828) when should a rheumatologist suspect a mitochondrial myopathy? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Anaya JM, Kim-Howard X, Prahalad S, Chernavsky A, Canas C, Rojas-Villarraga A, Bohnsack J, Jonsson R, Bolstad AI, Brun JG, Cobb B, Moser KL, James JA, Harley JB, Nath SK. Evaluation of genetic association between an ITGAM non-synonymous SNP (rs1143679) and multiple autoimmune diseases. Autoimmun Rev 11:276-280, 2012. [Abstract]

* Castillejo-López C, Delgado-Vega AM, Wojcik J, Kozyrev SV, Thavathiru E, Wu YY, Sanchez E, Pöllmann D, Lopez-Egido JR, Fineschi S, Dominguez N, Lu R, James JA, Merrill JT, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Moser KL, Gilkeson G, Frostegård J, Pons-Estel BA, D’Alfonso S, Witte T, Callejas JL, Harley JB, Gaffney PM, Martin J, Guthridge JM, Alarcón-Riquelme ME. Genetic and physical interaction of the B-cell systemic lupus erythematosus-associated genes BANK1 and BLK. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Castillejo-Lopez C, Delgado-Vega AM, Wojcik J, Kozyrev SV, Thavathiru E, Wu YY, Sanchez E, Pollmann D, Lopez-Egido JR, Fineschi S, Dominguez N, Lu R, James JA, Lockshin MD, Kim M, Laskin CA, Guerra M, Branch DW, Merrill J, Petri M, Porter F, Sammaritano L, Stephenson MD, Buyon J, Salmon JE. Lupus anticoagulant, but not anticardiolipin antibody, predicts adverse pregnancy outcome in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies. Arthritis Rheum 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Chakravarty E. Pre-disease pregnancy complications and systemic sclerosis: pathogenic or pre-clinical? Arthritis Res Ther 14:102, 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Chakravarty EF, Hubert HB, Krishnan E, Bruce BB, Lingala VB, Fries JF. Lifestyle risk factors predict disability and death in healthy aging adults. Am J Med 125:190-197, 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Clemmensen SN, Bohr CT, Rorvig S, Glenthoj A, Mora-Jensen H, Cramer EP, Jacobsen LC, Larsen MT, Cowland JB, Tanassi JT, Heegaard NH, Wren JD, Silahtaroglu AN, Borregaard N. Olfactomedin 4 defines a subset of human neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol 2012. [Abstract]EPub

Cuda CM, Li S, Liang S, Yin Y, Potula HH, Xu Z, Sengupta M, Chen Y, Butfiloski E, Baker H, Chang LJ, Dozmorov I, Sobel ES, Morel L. Pre-B Cell Leukemia Homeobox 1 Is Associated with Lupus Susceptibility in Mice and Humans. J Immunol  188:604-614,2012. [Abstract]

Dillon SP, Kurien BT, Li S, Bruner GR, Kaufman KM, Harley JB, Gaffney PM, Wallace DJ, Weisman MH, Scofield RH. Sex chromosome aneuploidies among men with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Autoimmun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Dozmorov MG, Cara LR, Giles CB, Wren JD. GenomeRunner: Automating genome exploration. Bioinformatics 28:419-420, 2012. [Abstract]

Gaddy JR, Khan ZZ, Chaser B, Scofield RH. Whipple’s disease diagnosis following the use of TNF-alpha blockade. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Horton CG, Farris AD. Toll-like Receptors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Potential Targets for Therapeutic Intervention. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 12:1-7,2012. [Abstract]

* Hughes T, Adler A, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Williams A, Langefeld CD, Brown EE, Alarcon GS, Kimberly RP, Edberg JC, Ramsey-Goldman R, Petri M, Boackle SA, Stevens AM, Reveille JD, Sanchez E, Martin J, Niewold TB, Vila LM, Scofield RH, Gilkeson GS, Gaffney PM, Criswell LA, Moser KL, Merrill JT, Jacob CO, Tsao BP, James JA, Vyse TJ, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, on behalf of the BIOLUPUS network, Harley JB, Richardson BC, Sawalha AH. Evidence for gene-gene epistatic interactions among susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 64:485-492, 2012. [Abstract]

* Hughes T, Adler A, Merrill JT, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Williams A, Langefeld CD, Gilkeson GS, Sanchez E, Martin J, Boackle SA, Stevens AM, Alarcon GS, Niewold TB, Brown EE, Kimberly RP, Edberg JC, Ramsey-Goldman R, Petri M, Reveille JD, Criswell LA, Vila LM, Jacob CO, Gaffney PM, Moser KL, Vyse TJ, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, BIOLUPUS N, James JA, Tsao BP, Scofield RH, Harley JB, Richardson BC, Sawalha AH. Analysis of autosomal genes reveals gene-sex interactions and higher total genetic risk in men with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Ice JA, Li H, Adrianto I, Lin PC, Kelly JA, Montgomery CG, Lessard CJ, Moser KL. Genetics of Sjogren’s syndrome in the genome-wide association era. J Autoimmun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Ichii M, Frank MB, Iozzo RV, Kincade PW. The canonical Wnt pathway shapes niches supportive for hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Blood 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Jacob CO, Eisenstein M, Dinauer MC, Ming W, Liu Q, John S, Quismorio FP, Jr., Reiff A, Myones BL, Kaufman KM, McCurdy D, Harley JB, Silverman E, Kimberly RP, Vyse TJ, Gaffney PM, Moser KL, Klein-Gitelman M, Wagner-Weiner L, Langefeld CD, Armstrong DL, Zidovetzki R. Lupus-associated causal mutation in neutrophil cytosolic factor 2 (NCF2) brings unique insights to the structure and function of NADPH oxidase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:E59-E67,2012. [Abstract]

Kozyrev SV, Bernal-Quiros M, Alarcón-Riquelme ME, Castillejo-Lopez C. The dual effect of the lupus-associated polymorphism rs10516487 on BANK1 gene expression and protein localization. Genes Immun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Lessard CJ, Ice JA, Adrianto I, Wiley G, Kelly JA, Gaffney PM, Montgomery CG, Moser KL. The genomics of autoimmune disease in the era of genome-wide association studies and beyond. Autoimmun Rev 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Lin CP, Adrianto I, Lessard CJ, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Guthridge JM, Freedman BI, Anaya JM, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, on behalf of the BIOLUPUS and GENLES Networks, Pons-Estel BA, Martin J, Glenn S, Adler A, Bae SC, Park SY, Bang SY, Song YW, Boackle SA, Brown EE, Edberg JC, Alarcon GS, Petri MA, Criswell LA, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reveille JD, Vila LM, Gilkeson GS, Kamen DL, Ziegler J, Jacob CO, Rasmussen A, James JA, Kimberly RP, Merrill JT, Niewold TB, Scofield RH, Stevens AM, Tsao BP, Vyse TJ, Langefeld CD, Moser KL, Harley JB, Gaffney PM, Montgomery CG. Role of MYH9 and APOL1 in African and non-African populations with lupus nephritis. Genes Immun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Lofgren SE, Frostegard J, Truedsson L, Pons-Estel BA, D’Alfonso S, Witte T, Lauwerys BR, Endreffy E, Kovacs L, Vasconcelos C, Martins da Silva B, Kozyrev SV, Alarcon-Riquelme ME. Genetic association of miRNA-146a with systemic lupus erythematosus in Europeans through decreased expression of the gene. Genes Immun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Maiti AK. Genetic determinants of oxidative stress-mediated sensitization of drug resistant cancer cells. Int J Cancer 130:1-9, 2012.[Abstract]

Namjou B, Choi CB, Harley IT, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, on behalf of BIOLUPUS, Kelly JA, Glenn SB, Ojwang JO, Adler A, Kim K, Gallant CJ, Boackle SA, Criswell LA, Kimberly RP, Brown EE, Edberg J, Alarcon GS, Stevens AM, Jacob CO, Gilkeson GS, Kamen DL, Tsao BP, Anaya JM, Kim EM, Park SY, Sung YK, Guthridge JM, Merrill JT, Petri M, Ramsey-Goldman R, Vila LM, Niewold TB, Martin J, Pons-Estel BA, on behalf of GENLES, Vyse TJ, Freedman BI, Moser KL, Gaffney PM, Williams AH, Comeau ME, Reveille JD, Kang C, James JA, Scofield RH, Langefeld CD, Kaufman KM, Harley JB, Bae SC. Evaluation of TRAF6 in a large multi-ancestral lupus cohort. Arthritis Rheum 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Niewold TB, Kelly JA, Kariuki SN, Franek BS, Kumar AA, Kaufman KM, Thomas K, Walker D, Kamp S, Frost JM, Wong AK, Merrill JT, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, Tikly M, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reveille JD, Petri MA, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP, Alarcon GS, Kamen DL, Gilkeson GS, Vyse TJ, James JA, Gaffney PM, Moser KL, Crow MK, Harley JB. IRF5 haplotypes demonstrate diverse serological associations which predict serum interferon alpha activity and explain the majority of the genetic association with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 71:463-469, 2012. [Abstract]

* Sawalha AH, Wang L, Nadig A, Somers EC, McCune WJ, the Michigan Lupus Consortium, Hughes T, Merrill JT, Scofield RH, Strickland FM, Richardson B. Sex-specific differences in the relationship between genetic susceptibility, T cell DNA demethylation and lupus flare severity. J Autoimmun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Segal BM, Pogatchnik B, Holker E, Liu H, Sloan J, Rhodus N, Moser KL. Primary Sjogren’s syndrome: cognitive symptoms, mood, and cognitive performance. Acta Neurol Scand 2012. [Abstract]EPub

Strickland FM, Hewagama A, Lu Q, Wu A, Hinderer R, Webb R, Johnson K, Sawalha AH, Delaney C, Yung R, Richardson BC. Environmental exposure, estrogen and two X chromosomes are required for disease development in an epigenetic model of lupus. J Autoimmun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Teruel M, Martin JE, Ortego-Centeno N, Jiménez-Alonso J, Sánchez-Román J, de Ramón E., Gonzalez-Escribano MF, Pons-Estel BA, D’Alfonso S, Sebastiani GD, Witte T, Bottini N, González-Gay MA, Alarcón-Riquelme ME, Martin J. Novel association of acid phosphatase locus 1*C allele with systemic lupus erythematosus. Hum Immunol 73:107-110, 2012. [Abstract]

* Vista E, Crowe S, Thompson L, Air G, Robertson J, Guthridge J, James J. Influenza vaccination can induce new-onset anticardiolipins but not beta2-glycoprotein-I antibodies among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 21:168-174, 2012. [Abstract]

Yan X, Li F, Dozmorov I, Frank MB, Dao M, Centola M, Cao W, Hu D. External Qi of Yan Xin Qigong induces cell death and gene expression alterations promoting apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation, migration and glucose metabolism in small-cell lung cancer cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Zhou XJ, Lu XL, Nath SK, Lv JC, Zhu SN, Yang HZ, Qin LX, Zhao MH, Su Y, The International Consortium for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Genetics (SLEGEN), Shen N, Li ZG, Zhang H. Gene-gene interaction of BLK, TNFSF4, TRAF1, TNFAIP3, REL in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 64:222-231,2012. [Abstract]

* Indicates publications by more than one department.

Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Research Program
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