Area of research
Pathology and Forensic Medicine · Dermatology
Research interest
Research focused on Scleroderma (fungus) and Interstitial lung disease, with related work in Rheumatology, Mimicry, Ichthyosis. Notable publications include 'Global skin gene expression analysis of early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis shows a prominent innate and adaptive inflammatory profile', 'Clinical and serological features of systemic sclerosis in a multicenter African American cohort', and 'HLA and autoantibodies define scleroderma subtypes and risk in African and European Americans and suggest a role for molecular mimicry'.
The Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry for Scleroderma: association of medication use on gastrointestinal tract symptoms in early disease and the importance of tobacco cessation
Clinical characteristics, visceral involvement, and mortality in at-risk or early diffuse systemic sclerosis: a longitudinal analysis of an observational prospective multicenter US cohort
A comprehensive framework for navigating patient care in systemic sclerosis: A global response to the need for improving the practice of diagnostic and preventive strategies in SSc
Baseline characteristics of systemic sclerosis patients with restrictive lung disease in a multi‐center US‐based longitudinal registry
Performance Characteristics of Pulmonary Function Tests for the Detection of Interstitial Lung Disease in Adults With Early Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Predictive Significance of Serum Interferon‐Inducible Protein Score for Response to Treatment in Systemic Sclerosis–Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Global skin gene expression analysis of early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis shows a prominent innate and adaptive inflammatory profile
<i>HLA</i>and autoantibodies define scleroderma subtypes and risk in African and European Americans and suggest a role for molecular mimicry
Brief Report: Whole‐Exome Sequencing to Identify Rare Variants and Gene Networks That Increase Susceptibility to Scleroderma in African Americans
Clinical and serological features of systemic sclerosis in a multicenter African American cohort
Treatment of early diffuse systemic sclerosis skin disease.
PubMed 2013cited by 53position: middle
Matriptase Regulates Proliferation and Early, but Not Terminal, Differentiation of Human Keratinocytes