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Correlation between P2X7 receptor gene polymorphisms and gout.
Rheumatology international - 1 Aug 2015
Gong Qiong-Yao, Chen Yong
Abstract excerpt
Not all patients with hyperuricemia will develop acute gouty arthritis, indicating that other initiating factors need to be considered. The P2X7 receptor is an adenosine triphosphate-gated nonselective cation channel that has also been suggested to be a proinflammatory receptor. In the immune system, the P2X7 receptor is involved in the processing and release of various proinflammatory cytokines, including...
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