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Betty P. Tsao is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and immunology, with a significant focus on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and related immune system mechanisms.

The main fields of study for Tsao include Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work extends into specialized subfields such as Rheumatology, Immunology, Oncology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Tsao's research topics cover a diverse range of issues related to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions

Among recent publications, Tsao has contributed to studies such as:

  • Prediction models of treatment response in lupus nephritis, 2021, Kidney International
  • The role of polyamine metabolism in cellular function and physiology, 2024, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • Human SLE variant NCF1-R90H promotes kidney damage and murine lupus through enhanced Tfh2 responses induced by defective efferocytosis of macrophages, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Reduced Let-7f in Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Triggers Treg/Th17 Imbalance in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Loss-of-function variants in SAT1 cause X-linked childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Tsao's frequent co-authors include Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme, Richard Bucala, Karen H. Costenbader, Mariana J. Kaplan, and J. Michelle Kahlenberg, reflecting collaborations within lupus and immunology research communities.

Their publications are regularly found in venues such as:

  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • UNC Libraries
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Genome-wide association scan in women with systemic lupus erythematosus identifies susceptibility variants in ITGAM, PXK, KIAA1542 and other loci.

    John B. Harley;John B. Harley;John B. Harley;Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme;Lindsey A. Criswell;Chaim O. Jacob

  • Gene Copy-Number Variation and Associated Polymorphisms of Complement Component C4 in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Low Copy Number Is a Risk Factor for and High Copy Number Is a Protective Factor against SLE Susceptibility in European Americans

    Yan Yang;Erwin K. Chung;Yee Ling Wu;Stephanie L. Savelli

  • Association of increased interferon- inducible gene expression with disease activity and lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Xuebing Feng;Hui Wu;Jennifer M. Grossman;Punchong Hanvivadhanakul

  • Genetic susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in the genomic era

    Yun Deng;Betty P. Tsao

  • Transancestral mapping and genetic load in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Carl D. Langefeld;Hannah C. Ainsworth;Deborah S. Cunninghame Graham;Jennifer A. Kelly

  • Evaluation of the TREX1 gene in a large multi-ancestral lupus cohort

    B. Namjou;P. H. Kothari;J. A. Kelly;S. B. Glenn

  • Evidence for linkage of a candidate chromosome 1 region to human systemic lupus erythematosus.

    B P Tsao;R M Cantor;K C Kalunian;C J Chen

  • Altered immune responses in interleukin 10 transgenic mice.

    Amy Hagenbaugh;Sherven Sharma;Steven M. Dubinett;Sherry H.-Y. Wei

  • Sex-specific association of X-linked Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) with male systemic lupus erythematosus

    Nan Shen;Qiong Fu;Qiong Fu;Yun Deng;Yun Deng;Xiaoxia Qian

  • A Functional Variant in MicroRNA-146a Promoter Modulates Its Expression and Confers Disease Risk for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Xiaobing Luo;Wanling Yang;Dong-Qing Ye;Huijuan Cui

  • Association of a functional variant downstream of TNFAIP3 with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Indra Adrianto;Feng Wen;Amanda Templeton;Graham B. Wiley

  • End-stage renal disease in African Americans with lupus nephritis is associated with APOL1.

    Barry I. Freedman;Carl D. Langefeld;Kelly K. Andringa;Jennifer A. Croker

  • The genetics of human systemic lupus erythematosus

    Betty P. Tsao

  • Association of Genetic Variants in Complement Factor H and Factor H-Related Genes with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Susceptibility

    Jian Zhao;Hui Wu;Melanie Khosravi;Huijuan Cui

  • Differential genetic associations for systemic lupus erythematosus based on anti-dsDNA autoantibody production.

    Sharon A. Chung;Kimberly E. Taylor;Robert R. Graham;Joanne Nititham

  • Update on human systemic lupus erythematosus genetics.

    Betty P Tsao

  • A stop codon polymorphism of Toll-like receptor 5 is associated with resistance to systemic lupus erythematosus

    Thomas R. Hawn;Hui Wu;Jennifer M. Grossman;Bevra H. Hahn

  • A Comprehensive Analysis of Shared Loci between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Sixteen Autoimmune Diseases Reveals Limited Genetic Overlap

    Paula S. Ramos;Lindsey A. Criswell;Kathy L. Moser;Mary E. Comeau

  • Recent insights into the genetic basis of systemic lupus erythematosus

    Ornella Josephine Rullo;Betty P Tsao

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Harley
John B. Harley United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme
Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme University of Granada
Judith A. James
Judith A. James Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Kenneth M. Kaufman
Kenneth M. Kaufman Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Patrick M. Gaffney
Patrick M. Gaffney Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
R. Hal Scofield
R. Hal Scofield University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Robert P. Kimberly
Robert P. Kimberly University of Alabama at Birmingham
Chaim O. Jacob
Chaim O. Jacob University of Southern California
Carl D. Langefeld
Carl D. Langefeld Wake Forest University
Lindsey A. Criswell
Lindsey A. Criswell National Institutes of Health

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