A human urate transporter data sheet
High serum levels of uric acid are associated with an increased risk of developing gout, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and renal failure. Urate is produced as a result of purine degradation and as yet little is known about the pathway for urate efflux from cells. In the May Journal of Clinical Investigation Michael Lipkowitz and colleagues from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York provide data on the human urate transporter galectin 9.Lipkowitz et al show that a recombinant protei
May 14, 2001
High serum levels of uric acid are associated with an increased risk of developing gout, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and renal failure. Urate is produced as a result of purine degradation and as yet little is known about the pathway for urate efflux from cells. In the May
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