Dr. David Eugene Yocum M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1149 Shoreline Dr San Mateo CA, 94404About
Dr. David Yocum is a rheumatologist practicing in San Mateo, CA. Dr. Yocum 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. Yocum 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- T cells: pathogenic cells and therapeutic targets in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Exercise, education, and behavioral modification as alternative therapy for pain and stress in rheumatic disease.
- Epitope promiscuity of human monoclonal autoantibodies to T-cell receptor-combining site determinants.
- Production and characterization of monoclonal IgM autoantibodies specific for the T-cell receptor.
- Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with a DR4/1 peptide.
- An in vitro Model for Studying Mechanisms Underlying Synoviocyte-Mediated Cartilage Invasion in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Combination therapy: the risks of infection and tumor induction.
- Specificity mapping of human anti-T cell receptor monoclonal natural antibodies: defining the properties of epitope recognition promiscuity.
- Human monoclonal natural autoantibodies against the T-cell receptor inhibit interleukin-2 production in murine T cells.
- Characterizing a soluble survival signal for activated lymphocytes from CD14+ cells.
- Natural autoantibodies to TCR public idiotopes: potential roles in immunomodulation.
- The role of T-cells in rheumatoid arthritis and the use of immunomodulating drugs.
- Uptake and intracellular survival of Bordetella pertussis in human macrophages.
- Cyclosporine in rheumatoid arthritis: beyond experimentation.
- Increased activation-induced cell death in peripheral lymphocytes of rheumatoid
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