Gout: Genomics and Public Health - March 23, 2015

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Gout: Genomics and Public Health - March 23, 2015

CDC information: What is gout?

Gout pictures slideshow: Causes, symptoms, and treatments of gout, WebMD, March 2015

The genetic basis of gout.
Merriman TR et al. Rheum. Dis. Clin. North Am. 2014 May (2) 279-90

Association between ABCG2 Q141K polymorphism and gout risk affected by ethnicity and gender: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dong Z et al. Int J Rheum Dis 2014 Dec 30.

Check out genes reported in relation to the risk of gout, from the HuGE Navigator

Gout in 2013. Imaging, genetics and therapy: gout research continues apace.
McQueen FM et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2014 Feb (2) 67-9

Genome-wide association study identifies ABCG2 (BCRP) as an allopurinol transporter and a determinant of drug response.
Wen CC et al. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 2015 Feb 9.

Genome-wide association study of clinically defined gout identifies multiple risk loci and its association with clinical subtypes.
Matsuo H et al. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 2015 Feb 2.

Genetic variations in the CLNK gene and ZNF518B gene are associated with gout in case-control sample sets.
Jin TB et al. Rheumatol. Int. 2015 Jan 17.

Gout: a comprehensive review.
Rymal E et al. JAAPA 2014 Sep (9) 26-31

Familial aggregation of gout and relative genetic and environmental contributions: a nationwide population study in Taiwan.
Kuo CF et al. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 2015 Feb (2) 369-74

Gout risk factors include family history, from the Mayo Clinic

What causes gout? From the NIH Medline Plus