Dr. Patricia Ann Fraser MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
Brigham And Womens Hospital Div Of Rheumatology Immunol 75 Francis Street Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Patricia Fraser is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Fraser 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. Fraser treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Rheumatology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- HLA-DRB1 leprogenic motifs in nigerian population groups.
- Acute effects of bradykinin on cerebral microvascular permeability in the anaesthetized rat.
- HLA-B44031;DRB1*1503 and other sub-Saharan African major histocompatibility complex haplotypes in African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans carry C4A gene deletions: implications for ethnicity-specific lupus susceptibility genes.
- Association of IL-6 gene alleles with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and with elevated IL-6 expression.
- Polymorphism of the human retinoid X receptor beta and linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DPB1.
- MICA genetic polymorphism and linkage disequilibrium with HLA-B in 29 African-American families.
- The role of guanylyl cyclases in the permeability response to inflammatory mediators in pial venular capillaries in the rat.
- Linkage disequilibrium between HLA-DPB1 alleles and retinoid X receptor beta haplotypes.
- Functional deficiency of antigen-presenting cells in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis.
- MICA, HLA-B haplotypic variation in five population groups of sub-Saharan African ancestry.
- High sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of the Connective Tissue Disease Screening Questionnaire among urban African-American women.
- Occupational and environmental associations with antinuclear antibodies in a general population sample.
- Distribution of extracellular tracers in perivascular spaces of the rat brain.
- Effect of glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and proximity to hazardous waste sites on time to systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosis: results from the Roxbury lupus project.
- Novel technique for estimating cerebrovascular permeability demonstrates capsazepine protection following ischemia-reperfusion.
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