Genome-Wide Association Study in African-Americans with RA

Vitamin D Status and Its Associations with Disease Activity and Severity in African Americans with Recent-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis

S. Craig, Fang Yu, J. Curtis, et al.. (2010). The Journal of Rheumatology. Cited 129 times. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090705

The HLA-DRB1 shared epitope is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans through European genetic admixture.

L. Hughes, Dahliann Morrison, J. Kelley, et al.. (2008). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 99 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.23166

Characterization of genetic loci that affect susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases in African Americans.

Chengrui Huang, T. Haritunians, David T. Okou, et al.. (2015). Gastroenterology. Cited 77 times. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2015.07.065

Plasma carboxypeptidase B downregulates inflammatory responses in autoimmune arthritis.

Jason J. Song, Inyong Hwang, Kyung H. Cho, et al.. (2011). The Journal of clinical investigation. Cited 74 times. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI46387

Cigarette smoking, disease severity and autoantibody expression in African Americans with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis

T. Mikuls, L. Hughes, A. Westfall, et al.. (2008). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Cited 70 times. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2007.082669

Most common single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with rheumatoid arthritis in persons of European ancestry confer risk of rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans.

Laura B. Hughes, R. Reynolds, Elizabeth E. Brown, et al.. (2010). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 65 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.27732

Early rheumatoid arthritis in African-Americans: the CLEAR Registry.

S. L. Bridges, L. Hughes, T. Mikuls, et al.. (2003). Clinical and experimental rheumatology. Cited 48 times.

Comparison of the Disease Activity Score Using Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-reactive Protein in African Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

A. Tamhane, D. Redden, G. McGwin, et al.. (2013). The Journal of Rheumatology. Cited 44 times. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.121225

Refining the association of MHC with multiple sclerosis in African Americans.

J. McElroy, B. Cree, S. Caillier, et al.. (2010). Human molecular genetics. Cited 44 times. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddq197

Radiographic severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans: Results from a multicenter observational study

S. L. Bridges, Zenoria L. Causey, Paula I. Burgos, et al.. (2010). Arthritis Care & Research. Cited 38 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20040

Radiographic severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans: Results from a multicenter observational study

S. L. Bridges, Zenoria L. Causey, Paula I. Burgos, et al.. (2010). Arthritis Care & Research. Cited 38 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20040

Generalized bone loss as a predictor of three-year radiographic damage in African American patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

Jie Zhang, Jiejing Zhang, D. Redden, et al.. (2010). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 37 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.27510

A functional RANKL polymorphism associated with younger age at onset of rheumatoid arthritis.

W. Tan, Hui Wu, Jian Zhao, et al.. (2010). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 35 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.27589

Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody and rheumatoid factor isotypes in African Americans with early rheumatoid arthritis.

Ted R. Mikuls, V. Holers, L. Parrish, et al.. (2006). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 35 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/ART.22200

HLA–DRB1–Associated Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk at Multiple Levels in African Americans: Hierarchical Classification Systems, Amino Acid Positions, and Residues

R. Reynolds, Altan Ahmed, M. Danila, et al.. (2014). Arthritis & Rheumatology. Cited 34 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.38855

Association of anti-peptidyl arginine deiminase antibodies with radiographic severity of rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans

I. Navarro-Millán, E. Darrah, A. Westfall, et al.. (2016). Arthritis Research & Therapy. Cited 33 times. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1126-7

Genetic variants of STAT4 associated with rheumatoid arthritis in persons of Asian and European ancestry do not replicate in African Americans

J. Kelley, L. Hughes, Ashima Malik, et al.. (2010). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Cited 27 times. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2009.113183

Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in CCR6, TAGAP, and TNFAIP3 with rheumatoid arthritis in African Americans.

Elizabeth A Perkins, Dawn E. Landis, Zenoria L. Causey, et al.. (2012). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 24 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.33464

Socioeconomic factors and self-reported health outcomes in African Americans with rheumatoid arthritis from the Southeastern United States: the contribution of childhood socioeconomic status

Antoine R Baldassari, R. Cleveland, M. Luong, et al.. (2016). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Cited 19 times. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0882-5

Expression of Interferon-γ Receptor Genes in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Is Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Radiographic Severity in African Americans.

Qi Tang, M. Danila, X. Cui, et al.. (2015). Arthritis & rheumatology. Cited 16 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39056

Gene expression patterns in peripheral blood cells associated with radiographic severity in African Americans with early rheumatoid arthritis

R. Reynolds, X. Cui, L. Vaughan, et al.. (2011). Rheumatology International. Cited 14 times. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2355-3

The role of genetic variants in CRP in radiographic severity in African Americans with early and established rheumatoid arthritis

M. Danila, A. Westfall, K. Raman, et al.. (2015). Genes and Immunity. Cited 13 times. https://doi.org/10.1038/gene.2015.24

Genetic association of htSNPs across the major histocompatibility complex with rheumatoid arthritis in an African-American population

R. Reynolds, J. Kelley, Laura B. Hughes, et al.. (2010). Genes and Immunity. Cited 11 times. https://doi.org/10.1038/gene.2009.69

Associations of Alcohol Use with Radiographic Disease Progression in African Americans with Recent-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis

Marshall Davis, K. Michaud, H. Sayles, et al.. (2013). The Journal of Rheumatology. Cited 10 times. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.121325

Skeletal health among African Americans with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis.

Jeffrey R. Curtis, T. Arora, Meghan G. Donaldson, et al.. (2009). Arthritis and rheumatism. Cited 10 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.24841

The effects of storage time and temperature on recovery of salivary secretory immunoglobulin A

E. Presser, Michelo Simuyandi, Joe Brown. (2014). American Journal of Human Biology. Cited 8 times. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22525

CASPASE-12 and rheumatoid arthritis in African-Americans

Touro Scholar, L. Marshall, M. Obaidullah, et al.. (2014). Immunogenetics. Cited 6 times. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-014-0762-9

Evaluating linkage disequilibrium and recombination provides a haplotype-tagging SNP panel of the major histocompatibility complex in African Americans

J. Kelley, L. Hughes, R. Feng, et al.. (2008). Genes and Immunity. Cited 3 times. https://doi.org/10.1038/gene.2008.6