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Dr Adrian Lee

MB BS, BMedSc (Hons), GradCertEd, LMusA, FRACP, FRCPA, AFRACMA

PhD Student, Sydney Medical School/Westmead Institute for Medical Research
Clinical Immunologist and Immunopathologist, Westmead Hospital

Phone

+61 2 8627 3000

Websites

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Biographical details

I am a Clinical Immunologist/Immunopathologist with strong research and clinical interests in the diagnosis and management of systemic autoimmune diseases (e.g., Sjögren's disease, lupus). I subspecialise in the management of people with Sjögren's disease.

Research interests

Sjögren's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic autoimmunity, autoantibodies

Immunopathology

Molecular and cellular immunology

Associations

- Australian Medical Association (NSW)

- Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI)

- The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

- The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)

- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)

- Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)

- Australian Rheumatology Association (ARA)

- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA)

Themes

Infection and Immunological Conditions

Keywords

Autoimmunity, Immune system diseases, Immunology

Approaches

Cellular/Molecular, Pathology

Clinical speciality

Infection and Immunity

Publications

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Journals

Phan, K., Chou, S., Lee, A. (2024). Isolated cutaneous panniculitis in Sjögren’s disease exacerbated by COVID-19 illness. Clinical Rheumatology. [More Information]
Anantharajah, A., Silvestrini, R., Campbell, D., Culican, S., Lee, A., Lin, M. (2024). Macaque liver substrate for evaluating dense fine speckled-like patterns on HEp2010 cells. Pathology. [More Information]
Lee, A., Rischmueller, M. (2024). The diagnosis and misdiagnosis of Sjögren disease. Internal Medicine Journal, 54(5), 833-835. [More Information]
Lee, A., McDonald, D., Lin, M. (2023). Comparison of two anti-histones antibodies commercial assays in an immunology laboratory and systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Immunological Methods, 512. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lee, C., Brown, D., Suan, D. (2023). Development of anti-NXP2 dermatomyositis following Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccination. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 99(1170), 363-364. [More Information]
Lee, A., Dai, P., Burnett, L., Wei, X., Kakar, F., Ohnesorg, T., Lin, M. (2023). Hyper-IgM and acquired C1q complement deficiency in a patient with de novo ATM mutation. Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2023 (2), 55-59. [More Information]
Lee, A., Putty, T., Lin, M., Swaminathan, S., Suan, D., Chataway, T., Thurlings, R., Gordon, T., Wang, J., Reed, J. (2023). Isolated anti-Ro52 identifies a severe subset of Sjögren’s syndrome patients. Frontiers in Immunology, 14. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2023). Serological intermolecular epitope spreading in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome. BMJ Case Reports, 16(5). [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M., Reed, J. (2022). Anti-Ro52/TRIM21 serological subsets identify differential clinical and laboratory parameters. Clinical Rheumatology, 41(11), 3495-3501. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). CD20+ T cells: an emerging T cell subset in human pathology. Inflammation Research, 71(2023-11-10 00:00:00), 1181-1189. [More Information]
Lee, A., Hannaford, A., Vucic, S., Berglund, L. (2022). Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after commencement of dupilumab for atopic dermatitis: Coincidence or contributory? Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 128(1), 105-106. [More Information]
Suan, D., Lee, A. (2022). Chronic spontaneous urticaria following ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccination. Allergo Journal International, 31(4), 121-122. [More Information]
Lee, A., Culican, S., Campbell, D., Lin, M. (2022). Clinical associations of serum Golgi apparatus antibodies in an immunology laboratory cohort. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 95(4), e13133. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). Clinical use of anti-histone antibodies in idiopathic and drug-induced lupus. Immunological Medicine, 45(4), 180-185. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). IgA anti-dsDNA antibodies: A neglected serological parameter in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 31(2), 137-142. [More Information]
Waller, S., Williams, L., Lee, A., Lin, M., McCusker, E., Morales-Briceño, H., Fung, V. (2022). Isolated Craniocervical Dystonia Without Initial Neuropsychiatric Manifestations Associated with NMDA-Receptor Antibodies. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 10(4), 680-682. [More Information]
Lee, A., Brown, D., McDonald, D., Lin, M. (2022). Longitudinal Tracking of Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Antibodies in a Quaternary Hospital Laboratory Cohort Reveals Dynamic Antibody Profiles. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 7(1), 26-35. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). Ordering Characteristics of Anti-Heat Shock Protein 70 Antibody in Australasia. JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, 26(3), 166-167. [More Information]
Lee, A., Wang, J., Gordon, T., Reed, J. (2022). The phases and natural history of Sjögren's disease: a new model for an old disease? Arthritis Care and Research. [More Information]
Schifter, M., Kwan, J., Kang, M., Kwong, K., Lee, A., Sukumar, S., Lin, M. (2022). Unusual oral mucosal ulceration post allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, 133(6), 618-625. [More Information]
Lee, A., Reed, J., Gordon, T. (2021). Anti-Ro60 and anti-Ro52/TRIM21: Two distinct autoantibodies in systemic autoimmune diseases. Journal of Autoimmunity, 124, 102724. [More Information]
Lee, A., Gordon, T. (2021). Antinuclear antibody (ANA) monitoring in drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE). Rheumatology, 60(4), 2022-2023. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2021). Do IgA nephropathy presentations display any seasonality? Journal of Nephropathology, 10(3), e33. [More Information]
Lee, A., Bayly, A., Lin, M. (2021). Evaluation of Polarized Light and Fluorescence Microscopy of Congo Red Stain in the Diagnosis of Renal Amyloidosis. Laboratory Medicine, 52(6), 574-577. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2021). Fostering pathology as a medical discipline among medical students and graduates. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 82(10). [More Information]
Lee, A., Huynh, N., Lin, M. (2021). Granulomatous skin lesions of common variable immunodeficiency treated with sirolimus. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 62(3), 434-435. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2021). Polymeric IgA paraprotein on agarose gel electrophoresis immunofixation identifies a unique subset of IgA myeloma patients. Clinica Chimica Acta, 512, 112-116. [More Information]
Kakar, F., Swaminathan, S., Brown, D., Lin, M., McDonald, D., Lee, A. (2021). Restricted migration of polyclonal IgG on immunofixation gel electrophoresis in a case of IgG4-related disease. Pathology, 54(3), 367-369. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2021). The Value of a Negative Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test: An Often Forgotten Result. Reumatologia Clinica. [More Information]
Cai, F., Dai, P., Jiang, J., Lee, A., Emerson, J., Taylor, M., Kang, M., Kwong, K., Clark, H., Wong, S., Berglund, L., Schifter, M., Lin, M., et al (2021). Treatment and monitoring of an immunobullous disease cohort in a single centre in Sydney Australia. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 62(3), e437-e440. [More Information]
Lee, A., Korner, H. (2020). CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Immunology and Cell Biology, 98(10), 845-853. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2020). Rapid publishing in the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Medical Journal of Australia, 212(11), 535-535.e1. [More Information]
Lee, A., Cassar, P., Johnston, A., Adelstein, S. (2017). Clinical use and interpretation of serum protein electrophoresis and adjunct assays. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 78(2), C18-C20. [More Information]
Reimer, D., Lee, A., Bannan, J., Fromm, P., Kara, E., Comerford, I., McColl, S., Wiede, F., Mielenz, D., Korner, H. (2017). Early CCR6 expression on B cells modulates germinal centre kinetics and efficient antibody responses. Immunology and Cell Biology, 95(1), 33-41. [More Information]

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2024

Phan, K., Chou, S., Lee, A. (2024). Isolated cutaneous panniculitis in Sjögren’s disease exacerbated by COVID-19 illness. Clinical Rheumatology. [More Information]
Anantharajah, A., Silvestrini, R., Campbell, D., Culican, S., Lee, A., Lin, M. (2024). Macaque liver substrate for evaluating dense fine speckled-like patterns on HEp2010 cells. Pathology. [More Information]
Lee, A., Rischmueller, M. (2024). The diagnosis and misdiagnosis of Sjögren disease. Internal Medicine Journal, 54(5), 833-835. [More Information]

2023

Lee, A., McDonald, D., Lin, M. (2023). Comparison of two anti-histones antibodies commercial assays in an immunology laboratory and systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Immunological Methods, 512. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lee, C., Brown, D., Suan, D. (2023). Development of anti-NXP2 dermatomyositis following Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccination. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 99(1170), 363-364. [More Information]
Lee, A., Dai, P., Burnett, L., Wei, X., Kakar, F., Ohnesorg, T., Lin, M. (2023). Hyper-IgM and acquired C1q complement deficiency in a patient with de novo ATM mutation. Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2023 (2), 55-59. [More Information]
Lee, A., Putty, T., Lin, M., Swaminathan, S., Suan, D., Chataway, T., Thurlings, R., Gordon, T., Wang, J., Reed, J. (2023). Isolated anti-Ro52 identifies a severe subset of Sjögren’s syndrome patients. Frontiers in Immunology, 14. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2023). Serological intermolecular epitope spreading in a patient with primary Sjögren's syndrome. BMJ Case Reports, 16(5). [More Information]

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2022

Lee, A., Lin, M., Reed, J. (2022). Anti-Ro52/TRIM21 serological subsets identify differential clinical and laboratory parameters. Clinical Rheumatology, 41(11), 3495-3501. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). CD20+ T cells: an emerging T cell subset in human pathology. Inflammation Research, 71(2023-11-10 00:00:00), 1181-1189. [More Information]
Lee, A., Hannaford, A., Vucic, S., Berglund, L. (2022). Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after commencement of dupilumab for atopic dermatitis: Coincidence or contributory? Annals of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 128(1), 105-106. [More Information]
Suan, D., Lee, A. (2022). Chronic spontaneous urticaria following ChAdOx1-S COVID-19 vaccination. Allergo Journal International, 31(4), 121-122. [More Information]
Lee, A., Culican, S., Campbell, D., Lin, M. (2022). Clinical associations of serum Golgi apparatus antibodies in an immunology laboratory cohort. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 95(4), e13133. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). Clinical use of anti-histone antibodies in idiopathic and drug-induced lupus. Immunological Medicine, 45(4), 180-185. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). IgA anti-dsDNA antibodies: A neglected serological parameter in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus, 31(2), 137-142. [More Information]
Waller, S., Williams, L., Lee, A., Lin, M., McCusker, E., Morales-Briceño, H., Fung, V. (2022). Isolated Craniocervical Dystonia Without Initial Neuropsychiatric Manifestations Associated with NMDA-Receptor Antibodies. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 10(4), 680-682. [More Information]
Lee, A., Brown, D., McDonald, D., Lin, M. (2022). Longitudinal Tracking of Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Antibodies in a Quaternary Hospital Laboratory Cohort Reveals Dynamic Antibody Profiles. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, 7(1), 26-35. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2022). Ordering Characteristics of Anti-Heat Shock Protein 70 Antibody in Australasia. JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, 26(3), 166-167. [More Information]
Lee, A., Wang, J., Gordon, T., Reed, J. (2022). The phases and natural history of Sjögren's disease: a new model for an old disease? Arthritis Care and Research. [More Information]
Schifter, M., Kwan, J., Kang, M., Kwong, K., Lee, A., Sukumar, S., Lin, M. (2022). Unusual oral mucosal ulceration post allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, 133(6), 618-625. [More Information]

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2021

Lee, A., Reed, J., Gordon, T. (2021). Anti-Ro60 and anti-Ro52/TRIM21: Two distinct autoantibodies in systemic autoimmune diseases. Journal of Autoimmunity, 124, 102724. [More Information]
Lee, A., Gordon, T. (2021). Antinuclear antibody (ANA) monitoring in drug-induced lupus erythematosus (DILE). Rheumatology, 60(4), 2022-2023. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2021). Do IgA nephropathy presentations display any seasonality? Journal of Nephropathology, 10(3), e33. [More Information]
Lee, A., Bayly, A., Lin, M. (2021). Evaluation of Polarized Light and Fluorescence Microscopy of Congo Red Stain in the Diagnosis of Renal Amyloidosis. Laboratory Medicine, 52(6), 574-577. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2021). Fostering pathology as a medical discipline among medical students and graduates. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 82(10). [More Information]
Lee, A., Huynh, N., Lin, M. (2021). Granulomatous skin lesions of common variable immunodeficiency treated with sirolimus. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 62(3), 434-435. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2021). Polymeric IgA paraprotein on agarose gel electrophoresis immunofixation identifies a unique subset of IgA myeloma patients. Clinica Chimica Acta, 512, 112-116. [More Information]
Kakar, F., Swaminathan, S., Brown, D., Lin, M., McDonald, D., Lee, A. (2021). Restricted migration of polyclonal IgG on immunofixation gel electrophoresis in a case of IgG4-related disease. Pathology, 54(3), 367-369. [More Information]
Lee, A. (2021). The Value of a Negative Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test: An Often Forgotten Result. Reumatologia Clinica. [More Information]
Cai, F., Dai, P., Jiang, J., Lee, A., Emerson, J., Taylor, M., Kang, M., Kwong, K., Clark, H., Wong, S., Berglund, L., Schifter, M., Lin, M., et al (2021). Treatment and monitoring of an immunobullous disease cohort in a single centre in Sydney Australia. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 62(3), e437-e440. [More Information]

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2020

Lee, A., Korner, H. (2020). CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Immunology and Cell Biology, 98(10), 845-853. [More Information]
Lee, A., Lin, M. (2020). Rapid publishing in the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Medical Journal of Australia, 212(11), 535-535.e1. [More Information]

2017

Lee, A., Cassar, P., Johnston, A., Adelstein, S. (2017). Clinical use and interpretation of serum protein electrophoresis and adjunct assays. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 78(2), C18-C20. [More Information]
Reimer, D., Lee, A., Bannan, J., Fromm, P., Kara, E., Comerford, I., McColl, S., Wiede, F., Mielenz, D., Korner, H. (2017). Early CCR6 expression on B cells modulates germinal centre kinetics and efficient antibody responses. Immunology and Cell Biology, 95(1), 33-41. [More Information]

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2022