Article
The association between the polymorphism rs2231142 in the ABCG2 gene and gout risk: a meta-analysis.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Dec 2014
Lv Xiaofei, Zhang Yuan, Zeng Fangfang, Yin Aihua, Ye Ning, Ouyang Haimei, Feng Dan, Li Dan, Ling Wenhua, Zhang Xiaozhuang
Abstract excerpt
Gout is a common metabolic disorder with high heritability. We tried to explore the association between rs2231142 and gout. We searched "rs2231142 or Q141K and gout" in four databases and scholar searching website until 1 June, 2013 and included data from 52,010 participants in meta-analysis and subgroup analysis. The T allele of rs2231142 was associated with increased gout susceptibility (odds ratio [OR] [95 %...
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