The SLC2A9 nonsynonymous Arg265His variant and gout: Evidence for a population-specific effect on severity

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Hollis Moffatt, Jade E ^a   Gow, Peter J ^b   Harrison, Andrew A ^a   Highton, John ^a   Jones, Peter B B ^c   Stamp, Lisa K ^d   Dalbeth, Nicola ^c   Merriman, Tony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POPULATION GENETICS; SLC2A9 GENE; ABORIGINE; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; SLC2A9 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POINT MUTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958023751     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3356     Document Type: Article

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