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SUBMITTER: Jing J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6123425 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jing Jiaojiao J Ekici Arif B AB Sitter Thomas T Eckardt Kai-Uwe KU Schaeffner Elke E Li Yong Y Kronenberg Florian F Köttgen Anna A Schultheiss Ulla T UT
Scientific reports 20180904 1
We evaluated genetics of hyperuricemia and gout, their interaction with kidney function and medication intake in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of urate and gout were performed in 4941 CKD patients in the German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) study. Effect estimates of 26 known urate-associated population-based single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were examined. Interactions of urate-associated variants with urate-altering medications and clinical ...[more]