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Functional non-synonymous variants of ABCG2 and gout risk.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Nov 2017
Stiburkova Blanka, Pavelcova Katerina, Zavada Jakub, Petru Lenka, Simek Pavel, Cepek Pavel, Pavlikova Marketa, Matsuo Hirotaka, Merriman Tony R, Pavelka Karel
Abstract excerpt
Objectives: Common dysfunctional variants of ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (Junior blood group) (ABCG2), a high-capacity urate transporter gene, that result in decreased urate excretion are major causes of hyperuricemia and gout. In the present study, our objective was to determine the frequency and effect on gout of common and rare non-synonymous and other functional allelic variants in the ABCG2...
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