Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
Rheumatology
Dr. Laura B. Hughes, MD
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Laura B. Hughes practices Rheumatology. She studied medicine at University of Alabama Medical Center. University of Alabama Medical Center is ranked 37 in research and 17 in primary care medicine She received 2 awards: "Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACR)". Dr. Laura B. Hughes has written publications. She has 23 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'HLA-DRB1-Associated Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk at Multiple Levels in African Americans: Hierarchical Classification Systems, Amino Acid Positions, and Residues.'
Publications
- HLA-DRB1-Associated Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk at Multiple Levels in African Americans: Hierarchical Classification Systems, Amino Acid Positions, and Residues.
- Complementary and alternative medicine use in african-americans with rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Comparison of the Disease Activity Score Using Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-reactive Protein in African Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Gene expression patterns in peripheral blood cells associated with radiographic severity in African Americans with early rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms in CCR6, TAGAP, and TNFAIP3 with rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans.
- Most common single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with rheumatoid Arthritis in persons of European ancestry confer risk of rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans.
- Most common SNPs associated with rheumatoid Arthritis in subjects of European ancestry confer risk of rheumatoid Arthritis in African-Americans.
- Measurement of erythrocyte methotrexate polyglutamate levels: ready for clinical use in rheumatoid Arthritis?
- Rheumatoid Arthritis risk allele PTPRC is also associated with response to anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy.
- Radiographic severity of rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans: results from a multicenter observational study.
- Retraction: an African ancestry-specific allele of CTLA4 confers protection against rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans.
- An African ancestry-specific allele of CTLA4 confers protection against rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans.
- The HLA-DRB1 shared epitope in Caucasians with rheumatoid Arthritis: a lesson learned from tic-tac-toe.
- The HLA-DRB1 shared epitope is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans through European genetic admixture.
- Polyarteritis nodosa and microscopic polyangiitis: etiologic and diagnostic considerations.
- Genetic influences on rheumatoid Arthritis in African Americans.
- Does gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) influence the development of chronic inflammation in rheumatoid Arthritis?
- Pharmacogenetics of etanercept in rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Tibiofemoral joint osteoArthritis: risk factors for MR-depicted fast cartilage loss over a 30-month period in the multicenter osteoArthritis study.
- Genetic variants of STAT4 associated with rheumatoid Arthritis in persons of Asian and European ancestry do not replicate in African Americans.
- Assessment of synovitis with contrast-enhanced MRI using a whole-joint semiquantitative scoring system in people with, or at high risk of, knee osteoArthritis: the MOS...
- Association of IL4R single-nucleotide polymorphisms with rheumatoid nodules in African Americans with rheumatoid Arthritis.
Schools
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Carraway Methodist Med Center
University Of Al Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Joint Drainage
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Steroid Injection
Conditions Treated
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Behçet's Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Rheumatology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACR)
Education
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University of Alabama Medical Center -
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Alabama Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1598792178 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | HUGHES | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | LAURA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 35233 | |
| NPPES Provider State | AL | |
| Specialty Description | Rheumatology | |
| Total Claim Count | 1898.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 2.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 309.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 16.28 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1598792178 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | HUGHES |
| First Name Of The Provider | LAURA |
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