Open AccessGenome-wide linkage analysis for uric acid in families enriched for hypertension
Author(s) -
Andrew D. Rule,
Brooke L. Fridley,
S C Hunt,
Yan W. Asmann,
Eric Boerwinkle,
James S. Pankow,
Thomas H. Mosley,
Stephen T. Turner
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp080
Subject(s) - uric acid , genetics , insulin resistance , medicine , biology , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Uric acid is heritable and associated with hypertension and insulin resistance. We sought to identify genomic regions influencing serum uric acid in families in which two or more siblings had hypertension.
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