What is it about?
This is a study which reported that dysfunctional variants of GLUT9 cause renal hypouricemia type 2.
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Why is it important?
The second urate transporter GLUT9 was firstly reported in this study.
Perspectives
GLUT9 is a urate reabsorption transporter in human kidney, and its dysfunction cause renal hypouricemia type 2. So, a promised drug target for gout and hyperuricemia.
Dr. Akiyoshi Nakayama
aknak@ndmc.ac.jp
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This page is a summary of: Mutations in Glucose Transporter 9 Gene SLC2A9 Cause Renal Hypouricemia, The American Journal of Human Genetics, December 2008, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.11.013.
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