The genetic basis of uric acid variance

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 410-413

  Stein, Richard A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; ALLOPURINOL; CARRIER PROTEIN; SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 2 MEMBER 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URATE OXIDASE; URIC ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME 15; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 8; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GOUT; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID URINE LEVEL;

EID: 53949114827     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2008.01080_2.x     Document Type: Note

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