Routine use of quantitative disease activity measurements among US rheumatologists: implications for treat-to-target management strategies in rheumatoid arthritis

…, L Chen, MI Danila, KG Saag, KL Parham… - The Journal of …, 2018 - jrheum.org
Objective. The aim of our study was to examine why real-world practices and attitudes regarding
quantitative measurements of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have received limited attention. …

Vitamin C prophylaxis promotes oxidative lipid damage during surgical ischemia–reperfusion

…, S Raman, J McEneny, IS Young, KL Parham… - Free Radical Biology …, 2006 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in the cellular membrane damage
and postoperative morbidity associated with obligatory ischemia–reperfusion (IR) during …

Promoter analysis of human corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) type 1 receptor and regulation by CRF and urocortin

KL Parham, S Zervou, E Karteris, RD Catalano… - …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
We report the full genomic organization of the human gene for the corticotropin-releasing
factor (CRF) receptor type 1 (CRFR1), with complete mapping of exons 1–14. The 5′ flanking …

Prevalence of mutations leading to complete C6 deficiency (C6Q0) in the Western Cape, South Africa and detection of novel mutations leading to C6Q0 in an Irish …

KL Parham, A Roberts, A Thomas, R Würzner… - Molecular …, 2007 - Elsevier
Complement component C6 is one of five terminal complement components incorporated
into the membrane attack complex. Complete deficiency of C6 (C6Q0) leads to an increased …

A subpopulation of human peripheral blood NK cells that lacks inhibitory receptors for self-MHC is developmentally immature

…, KL McQueen, LA Guethlein, P Parham… - Blood, The Journal …, 2007 - ashpublications.org
How receptor acquisition correlates with the functional maturation of natural killer (NK) cells
is poorly understood. We used quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …

Meiotic recombination generates rich diversity in NK cell receptor genes, alleles, and haplotypes

…, PA Fraser, EM Riley, M Ronaghi, P Parham - Genome …, 2009 - genome.cshlp.org
Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to the essential functions of innate immunity and reproduction.
Various genes encode NK cell receptors that recognize the major histocompatibility …

Donor–recipient combinations of group A and B KIR haplotypes and HLA class I ligand affect the outcome of HLA-matched, sibling donor hematopoietic cell …

…, LA Guethlein, R Wong, B Sanjanwala, P Parham - Human immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
The influence of donor and recipient killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotype on
the outcome of hematopoietic cell transplantation between human leukocyte antigen (HLA)–…

[HTML][HTML] Sphingosine 1-phosphate is a ligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ that regulates neoangiogenesis

KA Parham, JR Zebol, KL Tooley, WY Sun… - The FASEB …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid that can function both extracellularly and
intracellularly to mediate a variety of cellular processes. Using lipid affinity matrices and a …

Sequences of 95 human MHC haplotypes reveal extreme coding variation in genes other than highly polymorphic HLA class I and II

…, L Abi-Rached, M Ronaghi, P Parham - Genome …, 2017 - genome.cshlp.org
The most polymorphic part of the human genome, the MHC, encodes over 160 proteins of
diverse function. Half of them, including the HLA class I and II genes, are directly involved in …

Variable receptors controlling activation and inhibition of NK cells

KL McQueen, P Parham - Current opinion in immunology, 2002 - Elsevier
NK cells are important effector lymphocytes of innate immunity; they kill infected cells and
produce cytokines that stimulate other immune effects. Once considered relatively …