Dr. Andrew H Kang MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1910 Nonconnah Blvd Suite 120 Memphis TN, 38132About
Dr. Andrew Kang is a rheumatologist practicing in Memphis, TN. Dr. Kang 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. Kang treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Harvard Medical School 1962
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- HLA-DR1 (DRB1*0101) and DR4 (DRB1*0401) use the same anchor residues for binding an immunodominant peptide derived from human type II collagen.
- Detection of early changes in autoimmune T cell phenotype and function following intravenous administration of type II collagen in a TCR-transgenic model.
- Cleavage of denatured natural collagen type II by neutrophil gelatinase B reveals enzyme specificity, post-translational modifications in the substrate, and the formation of remnant epitopes in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Presentation of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation 2002 Founders' Medal to Dr. James B. Dale.
- Peptide-induced suppression of collagen-induced arthritis in HLA-DR1 transgenic mice.
- Immunopathogenesis of collagen arthritis.
- The relationship of sodium intake to calcium and sodium excretion and bone mineral density of the hip in postmenopausal African-American and Caucasian women.
- Relevance of posttranslational modifications for the arthritogenicity of type II collagen.
- Collagen-induced arthritis mediated by HLA-DR1 (*0101) and HLA-DR4 (*0401).
- An analog peptide that suppresses collagen-induced arthritis.
- T cell immunity to type II collagen in the biobreeding rat: the identification and characterization of RT1u-restricted T cell epitopes on alpha 1(II).
- The mouse model of collagen-induced arthritis.
- Pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis: modulation of disease by arthritogenic T-cell epitope location.
- Effects of a low sodium diet on bone metabolism.
- Crystallographic structure of a rheumatoid arthritis MHC susceptibility allele, HLA-DR1 (DRB1*0101), complexed with the immunodominant determinant of human type II collagen.
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