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Familial aggregation of gout and relative genetic and environmental contributions: a nationwide population study in Taiwan.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2015
Kuo Chang-Fu, Grainge Matthew J, See Lai-Chu, Yu Kuang-Hui, Luo Shue-Fen, Valdes Ana M, Zhang Weiya, Doherty Michael
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OBJECTIVE: To examine familial aggregation of gout and to estimate the heritability and environmental contributions to gout susceptibility in the general population. METHODS: Using data from the National Health Insurance (NHI) Research Database in Taiwan, we conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study of data collected from 22 643 748 beneficiaries of the NHI in 2004; among them 1 045 059 individuals had...
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