Variation in the uric acid transporter gene (SLC2A9) and memory performance

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2321-2330

  Houlihan, Lorna M ^a   Wyatt, Niki D ^b   Harris, Sarah E ^a   Hayward, Caroline ^b   Gow, Alan J ^a   Marioni, Riccardo E ^a   Strachan, Mark W J ^b   Price, Jackie F ^a   Starr, John M ^a   Wright, Alan F ^b   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; PROTEIN SLC2A9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; SLC2A9 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; AGE; AGING; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CHILD; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; URIC ACID;

EID: 77953508455     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq097     Document Type: Article

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