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Refining genome-wide associated loci for serum uric acid in individuals with African ancestry.

Chen G, Shriner D, Doumatey AP et al.

31841133 PubMed ID
GWAS Study Type
9133 Participants
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Chapter I

Publication Details

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Authors

CG
Chen G
SD
Shriner D
DA
Doumatey AP
ZJ
Zhou J
BA
Bentley AR
LL
Lei L
AA
Adeyemo A
RC
Rotimi CN
Chapter II

Abstract

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Objective: Serum uric acid is the end-product of purine metabolism and at high levels is a risk factor for several human diseases including gout and cardiovascular disease. Heritability estimates range from 0.32 to 0.63. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide an unbiased approach to identify loci influencing serum uric acid. Here, we performed the first GWAS for serum uric acid in continental Africans, with replication in African Americans.

4,126 African ancestry individuals, 5,007 African American individuals

Chapter III

Study Statistics

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9133
Total Participants
GWAS
Study Type
No
Replicated
Sub-Saharan African, African American or Afro-Caribbean
Ancestry
Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, U.S.
Recruitment Country
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