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Dr. Patrick Michael Kern DO
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1601 Saint Francis Ave Suite 100 Shakopee MN, 55379About
Dr. Patrick Kern is a rheumatologist practicing in Shakopee, MN. Dr. Kern specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Kern treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Low-dose radiotherapy selectively reduces adhesion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to endothelium in vitro.
- ["Ghost and mimicry-tumor"--primary CNS lymphoma].
- Flow cytometric discrimination between viable neutrophils, apoptotic neutrophils and eosinophils by double labelling of permeabilized blood granulocytes.
- UVB-irradiated T-cells undergoing apoptosis lose L-selectin by metalloprotese-mediated shedding.
- Treatment with annexin V increases immunogenicity of apoptotic human T-cells in Balb/c mice.
- Apoptotic UV-irradiated lymphocytes undergo protease mediated shedding of L-selectin in vitro.
- IgG autoantibodies bound to surfaces of necrotic cells and complement C4 comprise the phagocytosis promoting activity for necrotic cells of systemic lupus erythaematosus sera.
- [Bone densitometry in inflammatory rheumatic diseases : Characteristics of the
- Radio-immunological mechanisms of anti-inflammatory treatment: is there a way from the past into the future?
- Activation-induced cell death and total Akt content of granulocytes show a biphasic course after low-dose radiation.
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