Science news articles about 'serum urate'

... could eventually lead to new treatments for gout and possibly for other diseases that are associated with increased serum urate levels. Professor Mark Caulfield said: "This MRC funded study shows ...

... variants of the gene SLC2A9 to be associated with increased serum urate level and gout, according to a paper published in ... al. (2008) SLC2A9 is a high-capacity urate transporter in humans. PLoS Med 5( ...

... with gout is to reduce acute attacks by lowering serum urate levels, which are usually high in this disease. At ... authors state, adding a potential caution that lowering urate levels too much too long ...