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Discovery of URAT1 SNPs and association between serum uric acid levels and URAT1.
BMJ open - 24 Nov 2015
Cho Sung Kweon, Kim Soriul, Chung Jae-Yong, Jee Sun Ha
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Human urate transporter 1 (URAT1) is a member of the organic anion transporter family (SLC22A12) that primarily regulates the renal tubular reabsorption of uric acid. This case-control study was designed to analyse whether hURAT1 might also be a candidate gene for hyperuricaemia or hypouricaemia. SETTING: We recruited 68 healthy volunteers and divided them into two groups: a normal uric acid group and...
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