Association of ABCG2 rs2231142-A allele and serum uric acid levels in male and obese individuals in a Han Taiwanese population

Association of ABCG2 rs2231142-A allele and serum uric acid levels in male and obese individuals in a Han Taiwanese population

Recent studies suggest that hyperuricemia is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Hyperuricemia is highly heritable and is associated with sex and body weight. Previous genome-wide association studies have found that the ABCG2 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2231142 is an...

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Main Authors: Shih-Tsung Cheng, Semon Wu, Cheng-Wen Su, Ming-Sheng Teng, Lung-An Hsu, Yu-Lin Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
obesity
polymorphism
sex
single nucleotide
uric acid
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615004064

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