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Genetics of variation in serum uric acid and cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican Americans.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2009
Voruganti V Saroja, Nath Subrata D, Cole Shelley A, Thameem Farook, Jowett Jeremy B, Bauer Richard, MacCluer Jean W, Blangero John, Comuzzie Anthony G, Abboud Hanna E, Arar Nedal H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated serum uric acid is associated with several cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as hypertension, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and obesity. However, the role of uric acid as an independent risk factor for CVD is not yet clear. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to localize quantitative trait loci regulating variation in serum uric acid and...
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