2015
Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Era of the Affordable Care Act
Richman I, Asch SM, Bhattacharya J, Owens DK. Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Era of the Affordable Care Act. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2015, 31: 315-320. PMID: 26349953, PMCID: PMC4762811, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3504-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFecal occult blood testAffordable Care ActMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyColorectal cancerBackgroundThe Affordable Care ActNational population-based sampleEvidence-based preventive servicesCRC screening ratesCRC screening servicesOccult blood testRate of colonoscopyUse of colonoscopyPost-ACA periodCare ActPopulation-based sampleCross-sectional analysisColonoscopy useMain MeasuresSelfCRC screeningScreening ratesBlood testsScreening servicesPreventive servicesPrivate health insurancePost-ACA
2012
European genetic ancestry is associated with a decreased risk of lupus nephritis
Richman IB, Taylor KE, Chung SA, Trupin L, Petri M, Yelin E, Graham RR, Lee A, Behrens TW, Gregersen PK, Seldin MF, Criswell LA. European genetic ancestry is associated with a decreased risk of lupus nephritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2012, 64: 3374-3382. PMID: 23023776, PMCID: PMC3865923, DOI: 10.1002/art.34567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusRenal diseaseLupus nephritisSLE patientsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSocioeconomic statusEuropean genetic ancestryCross-sectional studyEuropean ancestrySocioeconomic factorsCandidate risk allelesSubset of participantsMeasures of SESDisease durationLupus erythematosusDecreased riskLogistic regressionDiseaseRisk allelesGenetic ancestryNephritisEuropean descentPatientsCandidate genesAfrican Americans