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Urate Transporter Gene <b><i>SLC22A12</i></b> Polymorphisms Associated with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Caucasians with Hypertension
1 Jan 2012
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<b><i>Background/Aims: </i></b>Hyperuricemia is associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome. URAT1 is a urate transporter, and we tested the association of URAT1 transporter gene <i>(SLC22A12)</i> polymorphisms with obesity and the metabolic syndrome in hypertensive subjects. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>Patients with essential hypertension (n = 414)...
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