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Gout and type 2 diabetes have a mutual inter-dependent effect on genetic risk factors and higher incidences.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2012
Lai Han-Ming, Chen Chung-Jen, Su Ben Yu-Jih, Chen Ying-Chou, Yu Shan-Fu, Yen Jeng-Hsien, Hsieh Ming-Chia, Cheng Tien-Tsai, Chang Shun-Jen
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OBJECTIVE: To explore the causal relationship between gout and Type 2 diabetes based on genetic evidence and national outpatient database. METHODS: Twenty male gout patients with early-onset, gout family history, without a habit of alcohol consumption or obesity before the first attack of gout were selected from hospital in 2010; and 42 unrelated male Chinese subjects were selected from HapMap as controls for...
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