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Mediation analysis to understand genetic relationships between habitual coffee intake and gout.
Arthritis research & therapy - 5 Jul 2018
Hutton Joseph, Fatima Tahzeeb, Major Tanya J, Topless Ruth, Stamp Lisa K, Merriman Tony R, Dalbeth Nicola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increased coffee intake is associated with reduced serum urate concentrations and lower risk of gout. Specific alleles of the GCKR, ABCG2, MLXIPL, and CYP1A2 genes have been associated with both reduced coffee intake and increased serum urate in separate genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The aim of this study was to determine whether these single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) influence the...
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