A genetic marker of hyperuricemia predicts cardiovascular events in a meta-analysis of three cohort studies in high risk patients

Conclusions The T allele of the rs734553 polymorphism in the GLUT9 gene predicts a doubling in the risk for incident cardiovascular events in patients at high cardiovascular risk. Findings in this study are compatible with the hypothesis of a causal role of hyperuricemia in cardiovascular disease in high risk conditions.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research