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Döring, A. ; Gieger, C. ; Mehta, D. ; Gohlke, H. ; Prokisch, H. ; Coassin, S.* ; Fischer, G. ; Henke, K.* ; Klopp, N. ; Kronenberg, F.* ; Paulweber, B.* ; Pfeufer, A. ; Rosskopf, D.* ; Völzke, H.* ; Illig, T. ; Meitinger, T. ; Wichmann, H.-E. ; Meisinger, C.

SLC2A9 influences uric acid concentrations with pronounced sex-specific effects.

Nat. Genet. 40, 430-436 (2008)
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Serum uric acid concentrations are correlated with gout and clinical entities such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In the genome-wide association study KORA (Kooperative Gesundheitsforschung in der Region Augsburg) F3 500K (n = 1,644), the most significant SNPs associated with uric acid concentrations mapped within introns 4 and 6 of SLC2A9, a gene encoding a putative hexose transporter (effects: -0.23 to -0.36 mg/dl per copy of the minor allele). We replicated these findings in three independent samples from Germany (KORA S4 and SHIP (Study of Health in Pomerania)) and Austria (SAPHIR; Salzburg Atherosclerosis Prevention Program in Subjects at High Individual Risk), with P values ranging from 1.2 x 10(-8) to 1.0 x 10(-32). Analysis of whole blood RNA expression profiles from a KORA F3 500K subgroup (n = 117) showed a significant association between the SLC2A9 isoform 2 and urate concentrations. The SLC2A9 genotypes also showed significant association with self-reported gout. The proportion of the variance of serum uric acid concentrations explained by genotypes was about 1.2% in men and 6% in women, and the percentage accounted for by expression levels was 3.5% in men and 15% in women.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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ISSN (print) / ISBN 1061-4036
e-ISSN 1546-1718
Journal Nature Genetics
Quellenangaben Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 430-436 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Publishing Place New York, NY
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Reviewing status Peer reviewed