Evolutionary context for the association of γ-globin, serum uric acid, and hypertension in African Americans

BACKGROUND: Hyperuricemia and associated cardio-metabolic disorders are more prevalent in African Americans than in European Americans. We used genome-wide admixture mapping and association testing to identify loci with ancestry effects on serum uric acid levels. METHODS: We analyzed 1,976 African A...

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Autores principales: Shriner, Daniel, Kumkhaek, Chutima, Doumatey, Ayo P., Chen, Guanjie, Bentley, Amy R., Charles, Bashira A., Zhou, Jie, Adeyemo, Adebowale, Rodgers, Griffin P., Rotimi, Charles N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26686224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12881-015-0249-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26686224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12881-015-0249-z

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