Article
Subtype-specific gout susceptibility loci and enrichment of selection pressure on ABCG2 and ALDH2 identified by subtype genome-wide meta-analyses of clinically defined gout patients.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 May 2020
Nakayama Akiyoshi, Nakatochi Masahiro, Kawamura Yusuke, Yamamoto Ken, Nakaoka Hirofumi, Shimizu Seiko, Higashino Toshihide, Koyama Teruhide, Hishida Asahi, Kuriki Kiyonori, Watanabe Miki, Shimizu Toru, Ooyama Keiko, Ooyama Hiroshi, Nagase Mitsuo, Hidaka Yuji, Matsui Daisuke, Tamura Takashi, Nishiyama Takeshi, Shimanoe Chisato, Katsuura-Kamano Sakurako, Takashima Naoyuki, Shirai Yuya, Kawaguchi Makoto, Takao Mikiya, Sugiyama Ryo, Takada Yuzo, Nakamura Takahiro, Nakashima Hiroshi, Tsunoda Masashi, Danjoh Inaho, Hozawa Atsushi, Hosomichi Kazuyoshi, Toyoda Yu, Kubota Yu, Takada Tappei, Suzuki Hiroshi, Stiburkova Blanka, Major Tanya J, Merriman Tony R, Kuriyama Nagato, Mikami Haruo, Takezaki Toshiro, Matsuo Keitaro, Suzuki Sadao, Hosoya Tatsuo, Kamatani Yoichiro, Kubo Michiaki, Ichida Kimiyoshi, Wakai Kenji, Inoue Ituro, Okada Yukinori, Shinomiya Nariyoshi, Matsuo Hirotaka
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Genome-wide meta-analyses of clinically defined gout were performed to identify subtype-specific susceptibility loci. Evaluation using selection pressure analysis with these loci was also conducted to investigate genetic risks characteristic of the Japanese population over the last 2000-3000 years. METHODS: Two genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of 3053 clinically defined gout cases and 4554...
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