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Independent effects of ADH1B and ALDH2 common dysfunctional variants on gout risk.
Scientific reports - 31 May 2017
Sakiyama Masayuki, Matsuo Hirotaka, Akashi Airi, Shimizu Seiko, Higashino Toshihide, Kawaguchi Makoto, Nakayama Akiyoshi, Naito Mariko, Kawai Sayo, Nakashima Hiroshi, Sakurai Yutaka, Ichida Kimiyoshi, Shimizu Toru, Ooyama Hiroshi, Shinomiya Nariyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Gout is caused by hyperuricemia, with alcohol consumption being an established risk factor. Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) are crucial enzymes for alcohol metabolism. We recently performed a genome-wide association study of gout and a subsequent fine-mapping study which identified rs671 of ALDH2 as a gout locus. However, the association between gout and common variants of ADH1B has...
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