Shervin Assassi

Curr Opin Rheumatol 2019 Nov;31(6):595-602

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

Ann Rheum Dis 2019 Nov 22;78(11):1583-1591. Epub 2019 Aug 22.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

Ann Rheum Dis 2019 Oct 7;78(10):1371-1378. Epub 2019 Aug 7.

Hematologic Malignancy and Cellular Therapy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

Clin Rheumatol 2019 Oct 30. Epub 2019 Oct 30.

Division of Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Nat Commun 2019 Oct 31;10(1):4955. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Granada, Spain.

J Biophotonics 2019 Jul 25:e201900236. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2019 Jun 24. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston.

J Clin Invest 2019 05 28;129(5):1984-1999. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA.

Front Immunol 2019 17;10:1100. Epub 2019 May 17.

Department of Rheumatology, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.

J Rheumatol 2019 Feb 15;46(2):184-189. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School; Human Genetics Center, Division of Biostatistics, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA; State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai; Department of Rheumatology, Jiangxi People's Hospital, Nanchang; Department of Rheumatology, Peking University-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen; Life Sciences College, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.

J Rheumatol 2019 Feb 1. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

From the Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA. Funding for this study was provided by the US National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers of Research Translation P50-AR054144, NIH grant N01-AR-02251, R01-AR-055258, and K23AR061436; by the University of Texas Health Science Center NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award Clinical Research Unit UL1 RR024148; and by the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program W81XWH-07-1-011 and WX81XWH-13-1-0452. M. Buni, MD, Rheumatology Fellow, McGovern Medical School; J. Joseph, MD, Washington DC VA Medical Center; C. Pedroza, PhD, Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School; S. Theodore, MD, Research Coordinator I, McGovern Medical School; D. Nair, MS, Data Manager Contractor; T.A. McNearney, MD; H.T. Draeger, MD, University Health System - University Medicine Associates; J.D. Reveille, MD, Professor, McGovern Medical School; S. Assassi, MD, Associate Professor, McGovern Medical School; M.D. Mayes, MD, Professor, McGovern Medical School. Dr. Buni and Dr. Joseph contributed equally to this paper and are co-first authors. Address correspondence to Dr. M.D. Mayes, Rheumatology, Medical School Building 5/270, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, Texas 77030, USA. E-mail: Accepted for publication January 16, 2019.

Cytokine 2019 Jan 23:154635. Epub 2019 Jan 23.

The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Division of Rheumatology, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.262, Houston, TX 77030, United States. Electronic address:

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2018 11;70(11):1646-1652

San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, and San Diego State University, San Diego.

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018 10;57(10):1838-1850

Department of Medicine, Section of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2018 10 6;70(10):1673-1684. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas.

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018 09;57(9):1623-1631

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.

J Rheumatol 2018 08 1;45(8):1153-1158. Epub 2018 Jul 1.

From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 07 27;159(1):185-193. Epub 2018 Mar 27.

1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018 04;57(4):712-717

Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

BMJ Open 2018 03 6;8(3):e018641. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

San Diego State University/University of California San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, California, USA.

PLoS One 2018 2;13(1):e0189498. Epub 2018 Jan 2.

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, United States of America.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2017 Sep-Oct;35 Suppl 106(4):75-81. Epub 2017 Jun 29.

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Clin Rheumatol 2017 Oct 6;36(10):2359-2364. Epub 2017 Aug 6.

University of Texas-Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2017 09 8;69(9):1871-1878. Epub 2017 Aug 8.

McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2017 06 9;69(6):1337-1338. Epub 2017 May 9.

Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, Granada, Spain.

J Rheumatol 2017 06 15;44(6):791-794. Epub 2017 Mar 15.

From the Department of Rheumatology, and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Rheumatology, Columbia University, New York, New York; Department of Radiology, and Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan; University of Michigan Scleroderma Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Rheumatology, University of Texas, Houston, Texas; Department of Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina; Department of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Rheumatology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Department of Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

J Rheumatol 2017 06 1;44(6):799-805. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017 03 18;139(3):1061-1064.e4. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and Texas Sinus Institute, Houston, Tex; University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Center for Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Houston, Tex. Electronic address:

Body Image 2017 Mar 6;20:99-106. Epub 2017 Jan 6.

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Electronic address:

Qual Life Res 2017 01 28;26(1):85-94. Epub 2016 Jul 28.

Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2016 Sep-Oct;34 Suppl 100(5):92-99. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Lady Davis Inst.Med.Res, Jewish Gen.Hosp; Depts. Educational & Counselling Psychology, Psychiatry, McGill Univ; Dept.of Medicine, McGill Univ; Depts. Psychology, Epidemiology, Biostats & Occupational Health, School Nursing, McGill Univ, Montreal, Canada.

JCI Insight 2016 Dec 22;1(21):e89073. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Institute for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection.

Arthritis Res Ther 2016 12 30;18(1):305. Epub 2016 Dec 30.

Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

J Rheumatol 2016 10 1;43(10):1816-1824. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

From the Department of Pathology, University of Utah; ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah; Section of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA; Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.S.L. Nandiwada, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, and Section of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine; L.K. Peterson, PhD, Clinical Immunology Fellow, Department of Pathology, University of Utah; M.D. Mayes, MD, Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center; T.D. Jaskowski, BS, R&D Scientist, ARUP Laboratories; E. Malmberg, MS, Outcomes Analyst, ARUP Laboratories; S. Assassi, MD, Associate Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center; M. Satoh, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Clinical Nursing, Department of Clinical Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, and Department of Medicine, University of Florida; A.E. Tebo, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, and ARUP Laboratories. Dr. Nandiwada and Dr. Peterson contributed equally to this manuscript.

Autoimmunity 2015 31;48(8):542-51. Epub 2015 Aug 31.

j Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary , Calgary , Alberta , Canada.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2016 09;68(9):2338-44

Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra CSIC, Granada, Spain.

Lancet Respir Med 2016 09 25;4(9):708-719. Epub 2016 Jul 25.

Department of Biomathematics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Ann Rheum Dis 2016 Aug 2;75(8):1521-6. Epub 2015 Sep 2.

Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2016 Mar;68(3):749-60

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2016 Feb;68(2):167-78

University of California, Los Angeles.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2016 Feb;68(2):299-311

University of California, Los Angeles.

Arthritis Res Ther 2016 Jan 20;18:20. Epub 2016 Jan 20.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.

BMJ 2016 Jan 28;352:i472. Epub 2016 Jan 28.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.266, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

J Rheumatol 2015 Dec 15;42(12):2419-26. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

From the Department of Paediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, and McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, and Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta; Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Inova Diagnostics Inc., San Diego, California; Stanford University/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford, California; Seattle Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas; Northwestern University/Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of General Paediatrics, Centre of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Asklepios Clinics, Sankt Augustin, Germany.H. Schmeling, MD, Department of Paediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, and McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health; M. Mahler, PhD, Inova Diagnostics Inc.; D.M. Levy, PhD, Hospital for Sick Children, and University of Toronto; K. Moore, MD, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington; A.M. Stevens, MD, PhD, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington; J. Wick, BSc, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary; J.D. McMillan, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary; G. Horneff, MD, Department of General Paediatrics, Centre of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Asklepios Clinics; S. Assassi, MD, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Houston Medical School; J. Charles, BSc, MSc, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Houston Medical School; G. Salazar, MD, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Houston Medical School; M.

Arthritis Res Ther 2015 Dec 16;17:363. Epub 2015 Dec 16.

Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, E-5, Boston, MA, 02118, USA.

PLoS One 2014 3;9(9):e106939. Epub 2014 Sep 3.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, United States of America.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2015 Nov;67(11):3016-26

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

BMJ 2015 Nov 26;351:h5079. Epub 2015 Nov 26.

Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4 Suppl 91):S131-5. Epub 2015 Aug 27.

Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2015 Sep;67(9):2547-8

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.

Semin Arthritis Rheum 2015 Jun 28;44(6):680-6. Epub 2014 Nov 28.

Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin St. MSB 5.270, Houston, TX 77030.

J Med Case Rep 2015 Jun 10;9:136. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

J Immunol Res 2014 6;2014:487643. Epub 2014 Jul 6.

Department of Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015 Mar;67(3):425-30

Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California

Arthritis Rheumatol 2015 Feb;67(2):587

University of Texas Health Science Center at, Houston.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 Dec;66(12):3521-3

Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine, López-Neyra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas and Parque Tecnologico de la Salud, Granada, Spain.

Open Rheumatol J 2014 2;8:43-5. Epub 2014 Oct 2.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 Sep;66(9):2628-37

University of Texas Health Science Center at, Houston.

PLoS One 2013 31;8(10):e78808. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2014 Jul 15;53(7):1172-7. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

Unit and Chair of Rheumatology, University and A.O.U. of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Cardiology Department, Avicenne Hospital, Bobigny and Cochin Hospital, Paris XIII University, APHP, Paris, France, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA, Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Health Science Center at Houston, University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico, Scleroderma Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA, Rheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland and Rheumatology A Department, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 Apr;66(4):567-74

San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.

Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 Apr;66(4):1010-21

University of Texas Health Science Center at, Houston.

N Engl J Med 2014 Jan 18;370(5):433-43. Epub 2013 Dec 18.

The authors' affiliations are listed in the Appendix.

Am J Hum Genet 2014 Jan;94(1):47-61

Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada 18016, Spain.

Arthritis Res Ther 2014 Jan 9;16(1):R6. Epub 2014 Jan 9.

Ann Rheum Dis 2013 Dec 26;72(12):2032-8. Epub 2013 Feb 26.

Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina 'López-Neyra', CSIC, , Granada, Spain.

Arthritis Rheum 2013 Nov;65(11):2917-27

University of Texas Health Science Center at, Houston.

Curr Opin Rheumatol 2013 Nov;25(6):686-91

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.

Hum Mol Genet 2013 Oct 4;22(19):4021-9. Epub 2013 Jun 4.

These authors contributed equally to this work.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2013 Mar-Apr;31(2 Suppl 76):166-71. Epub 2013 Jul 23.

University of Utah and Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, USA.

Front Immunol 2013 Sep 6;4:266. Epub 2013 Sep 6.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston, TX , USA.

Open Rheumatol J 2013 19;7:51-4. Epub 2013 Aug 19.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA ; Gansu College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

Clin Dev Immunol 2012 24;2012:262858. Epub 2012 Dec 24.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 Aug;65(8):1375-80

University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

BMJ Open 2013 Aug 7;3(8). Epub 2013 Aug 7.

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

J Rheumatol 2013 Jul 15;40(7):1114-20. Epub 2013 Apr 15.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Clin Rheumatol 2013 May 28;32(5):617-21. Epub 2012 Dec 28.

Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology and State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Ann Rheum Dis 2013 Apr 15;72(4):602-7. Epub 2012 Aug 15.

Department of Immunology, Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parque Tecnológico Ciencias de la Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n 18100-Armilla, Granada, Spain.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 Apr;65(4):585-93

San Diego State University, San Diego, California, and University of California, San Diego, CA 92120-4913, USA.

J Rheumatol 2013 Apr 15;40(4):455-60. Epub 2013 Feb 15.

Rheumatology Associates of Houston, Division of Northwest Diagnostic Clinic, Houston, Texas, USA.

Arthritis Rheum 2013 Jan;65(1):226-35

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

BMC Med 2013 Jan 11;11. Epub 2013 Jan 11.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2012 Mar-Apr;30(2 Suppl 71):S23-9. Epub 2012 May 29.

Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Ann Rheum Dis 2012 Jul 22;71(7):1197-202. Epub 2012 Mar 22.

Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

J Invest Dermatol 2012 Jun 8;132(6):1605-14. Epub 2012 Mar 8.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

Hum Mol Genet 2012 Jun 9;21(12):2825-35. Epub 2012 Mar 9.

Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina Lopez-Neyra, CSIC, Granada, Spain.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 May;64(5):780-4

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

PLoS One 2011 14;6(10):e26061. Epub 2011 Oct 14.

Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

Hum Mol Genet 2012 Feb 10;21(4):926-33. Epub 2011 Nov 10.

Instituto de ParasitologÍa y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Granada 18100, Spain.

Ann Rheum Dis 2012 Jan 16;71(1):114-9. Epub 2011 Sep 16.

Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parque Tecnológico Ciencias de Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n 18100-Armilla, Granada, Spain.

Arthritis Rheum 2011 Nov;63(11):3540-6

David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 Nov 28;50(11):2087-92. Epub 2011 Aug 28.

Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Becker B-131, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.

Arthritis Rheum 2011 Oct;63(10):3098-102

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Semin Arthritis Rheum 2011 Aug 22;41(1):38-47. Epub 2011 Mar 22.

Division of Rheumatology and Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

J Rheumatol 2011 Aug 15;38(8):1622-30. Epub 2011 May 15.

Division of Rheumatology and Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Arthritis Res Ther 2011 Aug 9;13(4):R128. Epub 2011 Aug 9.

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PLoS Genet 2011 Jul 14;7(7):e1002178. Epub 2011 Jul 14.

Department of Epidemiology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Arthritis Res Ther 2010 2;12(5):R166. Epub 2010 Sep 2.

Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas-Houston, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Arthritis Rheum 2011 Feb;63(2):530-4

University of Texas-Houston.

J Rheumatol 2011 Jan 15;38(1):87-98. Epub 2010 Oct 15.

Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.