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Substantial anti-gout effect conferred by common and rare dysfunctional variants of URAT1/SLC22A12.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 3 Nov 2021
Toyoda Yu, Kawamura Yusuke, Nakayama Akiyoshi, Nakaoka Hirofumi, Higashino Toshihide, Shimizu Seiko, Ooyama Hiroshi, Morimoto Keito, Uchida Naohiro, Shigesawa Ryuichiro, Takeuchi Kenji, Inoue Ituro, Ichida Kimiyoshi, Suzuki Hiroshi, Shinomiya Nariyoshi, Takada Tappei, Matsuo Hirotaka
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Gout, caused by chronic elevation of serum uric acid levels, is the commonest form of inflammatory arthritis. The causative effect of common and rare variants of ATP-binding cassette transporter G2 (ABCG2/BCRP) on gout risk has been studied, but little attention has been paid to the effect of common (rs121907892, p.W258X) and rare variants of urate transporter 1 (URAT1/SLC22A12) on gout, despite...
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