A new study has identified two new genes that increase the risk of higher levels of uric acid in the blood, which can lead to gout. Gout is a common, painful form of arthritis. A third gene has also been linked to the condition.
All three genetic variations, taken together, are linked with up to a 40-fold increased risk in developing gout, reports Lancet.
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Scientists identified the genes bys using data from two large genome-wide association studies - listing genetic variations of nearly 7,700 participants and more than 4,100 participants respectively.
Later, the researchers replicated their finding using data from nearly 14,900 participants in National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC).
Genes Being X-factor in Men
How a man's face can make a woman go weak in her knees is a secret that many want to uncover, and now Australian researchers have discovered the genes behind men's attraction quotient.
How a man's face can make a woman go weak in her knees is a secret that many want to uncover, and now Australian researchers have discovered the genes behind men's attraction quotient.
If left untreated over time, gout can permanently damage affected joints and, possibly, the kidneys.
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Scientists Develop Nanoparticle Containing Drug That Fights Cancer Genes
Scientists at Penn State College of Medicine have devised a safer and more effective way of targeting cancer-causing genes in cancer cells.
Scientists at Penn State College of Medicine have devised a safer and more effective way of targeting cancer-causing genes in cancer cells.
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Mouse Gene With Gene Stutter Will Help Leukemia Research
Cancer researchers have developed a new strain of mice that should help reveal how an unusual change in a certain gene contributes to a particularly deadly form of AML.
Cancer researchers have developed a new strain of mice that should help reveal how an unusual change in a certain gene contributes to a particularly deadly form of AML.
