Lawrence B. Afrin

2.9k citations

84 papers · 1.7k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Impact in

Immunology top 5%
- Mast cells and histamine
Immunology and Allergy top 5%
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research

Papers in

Immunology 49
- Mast cells and histamine 45
Rheumatology 23
- Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes 15
- Urticaria and Related Conditions 10

Co-authors: Gerhard J. Molderings Leonard B. Weinstock Kalpna Gupta Jürgen Homann Anne Maitland Suranjith L. Seneviratne Stuart M. Speedie M. M. Sondhi
Journals: Blood (9 papers)The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (6 papers)Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology (3 papers)International Journal of Infectious Diseases (2 papers)American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Australia

In The Last Decade

Lawrence B. Afrin

80 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Patient-centered Applications: Use of Information Technology to Promote Disease Management and Wellness. A White Paper by the AMIA Knowledge in Motion Working Group 2007 · 215 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2007 Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Prevalence and treatment response of neuropsychiatric disorders in mast cell activation syndrome Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health ·Leonard B. Weinstock, Lawrence B. Afrin, Angela M. Reiersen, Jill Brook, Svetlana Blitshteyn, 邱新立, Jill R. Schofield, Laurence J. Kinsella, David L. Kaufman, Tania T. Dempsey, Gerhard J. Molderings	2025	0
2	Learned cautions regarding antibody testing in mast cell activation syndrome Diagnosis ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Tania T. Dempsey, Gerhard J. Molderings	2023	0
3	Review of the role of the endogenous opioid and melanocortin systems in the restless legs syndrome Brain ·Arthur S. Walters, Yuqing Li, Brian B. Koo, William G. Ondo, Leonard B. Weinstock, G. David Champion, Lawrence B. Afrin, Elias G. Karroum, Kanika Bagai, Karen Spruyt	2023	9
4	Evaluation of a tryptase depletion index for better pathologic identification of mast cell activation syndrome Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie ·Catalina Hermida, Jürgen Homann, Martin Mücke, H. Seidel, H.-J. Hertfelder, Leonard B. Weinstock, Lawrence B. Afrin, Gerhard J. Molderings	2022	2
5	Restless legs syndrome is associated with long-COVID in women Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine ·Leonard B. Weinstock, Jill Brook, Arthur S. Walters, Ashleigh J. Goris, Lawrence B. Afrin, Gerhard J. Molderings	2022	13
6	Safety and Efficacy of Ruxolitinib in Patients with Myelofibrosis and Low Platelet Counts (50 – 100 × 109/L): Final Analysis of an Open-Label Phase 2 Study Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia ·Moshe Talpaz, Josef T. Prchal, Lawrence B. Afrin, Murat O. Arcasoy, Solomon I. Hamburg, Jason Clark, Deanna Kornacki, 김지현, Srđan Verstovšek	2021	10
7	Restless legs syndrome is associated with mast cell activation syndrome Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine ·Leonard B. Weinstock, Arthur S. Walters, Jill Brook, Zahid Kaleem, Lawrence B. Afrin, Gerhard J. Molderings	2020	14
8	Recognition and Management of Medication Excipient Reactivity in Patients With Mast Cell Activation Syndrome The American Journal of the Medical Sciences ·Jill R. Schofield, Lawrence B. Afrin	2019	14
9	Mast cell activation disease and the modern epidemic of chronic inflammatory disease Translational research ·Lawrence B. Afrin	2016	27
10	Often seen, rarely recognized: mast cell activation disease – a guide to diagnosis and therapeutic options Annals of Medicine ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Joseph H. Butterfield, Martin Raithel, Gerhard J. Molderings	2016	46
11	Pharmacological treatment options for mast cell activation disease Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology ·Gerhard J. Molderings, Britta Haenisch, Sheila Vitor -Silva, Jürgen Homann, Lisa Colin, Franz Ludwig Dumoulin, Jens Panse, Joseph H. Butterfield, Lawrence B. Afrin	2016	56
12	A concise, practical guide to diagnostic assessment for mast cell activation disease World Journal of Hepatology ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Gerhard J. Molderings	2014	25
13	Improved metastatic uterine papillary serous cancer outcome with treatment of mast cell activation syndrome. PubMed ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Laura Spruill, Stephen I. Schabel, 操岩城	2014	4
14	Utility of hydroxyurea in mast cell activation syndrome Experimental Hematology and Oncology ·Lawrence B. Afrin	2013	12
15	Value of preemptive CYP2C19 genotyping in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients considered for pentamidine administration Clinical Transplantation ·Lawrence B. Afrin, M. Karmochkine	2011	3
16	Leveraging of open EMR architecture for clinical trial accrual. PubMed ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Jim C. Oates, 周鲁莲, Diya Linkwinstar	2003	34
17	PalMER: PalmOS-based Access to the Enterprise Clinical Data Repository and Clinical Documentation Assistant. Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Diya Linkwinstar	2001	6
18	How Useful is the Web for Clinical Trial Accrual? Three Years of Experience with ACT! PubMed Central ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Sami Shaban, Anushi Mahajan, Velasco Vaca.Grijalva Rodas, Herbert C. McKee	2000	1
19	Medical therapy of prostate cancer: 1999. PubMed ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Guilherme Pereira Emmerick	2000	1
20	Electronic Clinical Trial Protocol Distribution via the World-Wide Web: A Prototype for Reducing Costs and Errors, Improving Accrual, and Saving Trees Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ·Lawrence B. Afrin, Guldana Seidaliyeva, Bethany J. Slater, Robert K. Stuart	1997	19

About Lawrence B. Afrin

Lawrence B. Afrin is a scholar working on Immunology, Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Genetics and Health Information Management, having authored 84 papers that have together received 1.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mast cells and histamine (45 papers), Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes (15 papers), Urticaria and Related Conditions (10 papers), Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions (9 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (9 papers), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (8 papers), Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (595 citations), Immunology and Allergy (166 citations), Neurology (301 citations), Rheumatology (288 citations) and Health Information Management (80 citations). Lawrence B. Afrin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Gerhard J. Molderings, Leonard B. Weinstock, Kalpna Gupta, Jürgen Homann, Anne Maitland, Suranjith L. Seneviratne, Stuart M. Speedie, M. M. Sondhi, Jill Brook and Vivian Vimarlund. Their work appears in journals such as Blood, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology, International Journal of Infectious Diseases and American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics.

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