Dr. Elizabeth Ann Eklund MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
710 N Fairbanks Ct Olson Pavilion Rm 85 Chicago IL, 60611About
Dr. Elizabeth Eklund, MD, specialist in internal medicine and hematology & oncology, currently sees patients in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Eklund graduated from Rush University (1983) and is licensed to practice ...
Education and Training
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1983
Rush
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hematology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hyposialylation of integrins stimulates the activity of myeloid fibronectin receptors.
- SHP1 protein-tyrosine phosphatase regulates HoxA10 DNA binding and transcriptional repression activity in undifferentiated myeloid cells.
- HoxA10 represses gene transcription in undifferentiated myeloid cells by interaction with histone deacetylase 2.
- The interferon consensus sequence-binding protein activates transcription of the gene encoding neurofibromin 1.
- JAK2 is necessary and sufficient for interferon-gamma-induced transcription of the gene encoding gp91PHOX.
- Hematology grants workshop.
- HOXA9 activates transcription of the gene encoding gp91Phox during myeloid differentiation.
- Differential regulation of the p70 S6 kinase pathway by interferon alpha (IFNalpha) and imatinib mesylate (STI571) in chronic myelogenous leukemia cells.
- HoxA10 represses transcription of the gene encoding p67phox in phagocytic cells.
- The role of HOX genes in myeloid leukemogenesis.
- Leukemia-associated, constitutively active mutants of SHP2 protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibit NF1 transcriptional activation by the interferon consensus sequence binding protein.
- Activation of SHP2 protein-tyrosine phosphatase increases HoxA10-induced repression of the genes encoding gp91(PHOX) and p67(PHOX).
- PU.1, interferon regulatory factor (IRF) 2, and the interferon consensus sequence-binding protein (ICSBP/IRF8) cooperate to activate NF1 transcription in differentiating myeloid cells.
- The role of HOX genes in malignant myeloid disease.
- HoxA10 activates transcription of the gene encoding mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 2 (Mkp2) in myeloid cells.
Awards
- Chicago Super Doctors 2012
Fellowships
- Indiana University Medical Center 1991
- Indiana Univ. Medical Ctr. 1991
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