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No evidence for association of Chr 9p21 variant rs1333049 with gout in New Zealand case–control sample sets

No evidence for association of Chr 9p21 variant rs1333049 with gout in New Zealand case–control sample sets

Authors :
Tony R. Merriman
Peter B. Jones
Andrew A. Harrison
Angela Hsu
Nicola Dalbeth
Lisa K. Stamp
John Highton
Peter Gow
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, 2012.

Abstract

Sir, Gout is characterized by inflammatory attacks in joints, triggered by the deposition of crystallized monosodium urate as a result of hyperuricaemia. It is multi-factorial with genetic and environmental predisposition [1]. Two loci encoding urate transporters have been confirmed as associated with gout: SLC2A9 and ABCG2 [2–4].

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....be2c1f38df92c300ef897d7a2e7fa449