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. 2019 Nov 12;21(1):234.
doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-2016-6.

Population-specific factors associated with fractional excretion of uric acid

Ravi K Narang  1 , Zoe Vincent  1 , Amanda Phipps-Green  2 , Lisa K Stamp  3 , Tony R Merriman  2 , Nicola Dalbeth  4
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Population-specific factors associated with fractional excretion of uric acid

Ravi K Narang et al. Arthritis Res Ther. .

Abstract

Background: Reduced renal clearance of uric acid is a major contributor to hyperuricemia. The aim of this study was to examine clinical and genetic variables associated with fractional excretion of uric acid (FEUA).

Methods: Participants (with and without gout) in the Genetics of Gout in Aotearoa study with available genotyping and FEUA data were included (n = 1713). Ten FEUA-associated loci detected within a genome-wide association study for serum urate in a European population were analysed. A polygenic score for FEUA was calculated in each ancestry group to model the cumulative effects of the genetic variants on FEUA. Associations between FEUA and both clinical variables and polygenic score were tested using linear regression models.

Results: The mean (SD) FEUA was 5.13 (2.70) % in Eastern Polynesian participants, 4.70 (5.89) % in Western Polynesian participants, and 5.89 (2.73) % in New Zealand European participants. Although association with FEUA was observed for SLC2A9 rs11942223 in New Zealand European participants (P = 2.39 × 10- 8), this association was not observed in Eastern or Western Polynesian participants. The polygenic score was positively associated with FEUA in all ancestry groups. In New Zealand European participants, body mass index, diuretic use, polygenic score, and male sex were associated with FEUA and explained 22% of FEUA variance in the regression model. In Eastern and Western Polynesian participants, the tested variables explained 10% and 4% of FEUA variance respectively.

Conclusions: Both clinical and genetic variables contribute to renal clearance of uric acid. SLC2A9 exerts effects on FEUA variance in people of European ancestry, but not in those of Polynesian ancestry. There is a large unexplained variance in FEUA, particularly in people of Polynesian ancestry.

Keywords: FEUA; Genetics; Gout; Urate; Uric acid.

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Conflict of interest statement

TRM has received consulting fees or grants from Ardea Biosciences and AstraZeneca. ND has received consulting fees, speaker fees or grants from AstraZeneca/Ironwood, Kowa, Horizon, Amgen, Abbvie, Takeda, Pfizer and Janssen. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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