SLC2A9 is a high-capacity urate transporter in humans.

BACKGROUND: Serum uric acid levels in humans are influenced by diet, cellular breakdown, and renal elimination, and correlate with blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, gout, and cardiovascular disease. Recent genome-wide association scans have found common genetic variants of SLC2A9 to be a...

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Main Authors:	Caulfield, M, Munroe, P, O'Neill, D, Witkowska, K, Charchar, F, Doblado, M, Evans, S, Eyheramendy, S, Onipinla, A, Howard, P, Shaw-Hawkins, S, Dobson, R, Wallace, C, Newhouse, S, Brown, M, Connell, J, Dominiczak, A, Farrall, M, Lathrop, G, Samani, N, Kumari, M, Marmot, M, Brunner, E, Chambers, J, Elliott, P, Kooner, J, Laan, M, Org, E, Veldre, G, Viigimaa, M, Cappuccio, F, Ji, C, Iacone, R, Strazzullo, P, Moley, K, Cheeseman, C
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2008

SLC2A9 is a high-capacity urate transporter in humans.

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