Meta-analysis of 28,141 individuals identifies common variants within five new loci that influence uric acid concentrations

Elevated serum uric acid levels cause gout and are a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. To investigate the polygenetic basis of serum uric acid levels, we conducted a meta-analysis of genome-wide association scans from 14 studies totalling 28,141 participants of European descent, resulting in identification of 954 SNPs distributed across nine loci that exceeded the threshold of genome-wide significance, five of which are novel. Overall, the common variants associated with serum uric acid levels fall in the following nine regions: SLC2A9 (p = 5.2x10(-201)), ABCG2 (p = 3.1x10(-26)), SLC17A1 (p = 3.0x10(-14)), SLC22A11 (p = 6.7x10(-14)), SLC22A12 (p = 2.0x10(-9)), SLC16A9 (p = 1.1x10(-8)), GCKR (p = 1.4x10(-9)), LRRC16A (p = 8.5x10(-9)), and near PDZK1 (p = 2.7x10(-9)). Identified variants were analyzed for gender differences. We found that the minor allele for rs734553 in SLC2A9 has greater influence in lowering uric acid levels in women and the minor allele of rs2231142 in ABCG2 elevates uric acid levels more strongly in men compared to women. To further characterize the identified variants, we analyzed their association with a panel of metabolites. rs12356193 within SLC16A9 was associated with DL-carnitine (p = 4.0x10(-26)) and propionyl-L-carnitine (p = 5.0x10(-8)) concentrations, which in turn were associated with serum UA levels (p = 1.4x10(-57) and p = 8.1x10(-54), respectively), forming a triangle between SNP, metabolites, and UA levels. Taken together, these associations highlight additional pathways that are important in the regulation of serum uric acid levels and point toward novel potential targets for pharmacological intervention to prevent or treat hyperuricemia. In addition, these findings strongly support the hypothesis that transport proteins are key in regulating serum uric acid levels.

Manifestação solicitada pelo TCU à CONOF/CD acerca de relatório preliminar, relativo à consulta sobre a aplicação da Lei Complementar nº 141, de 2012, formulada pela Comissão de Seguridade Social e Família/CD : TC 046.061/2012‐6

Avalia o relatório elaborado pelo TCU acerca da consulta formulada pela CSSF/CD(TC 046.061/2012‐6). Procura a pacificação de entendimento no âmbito do Congresso Nacional.

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~(140)Tb和~(141)Dy的β缓发质子衰变以及~(143)Dy的自旋宇称

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~(141)Nd中的粒子-核芯耦合

通过~(130)Te(~(16)O,5nγ)~(141)Nd反应研究了~(141)Nd的高自旋态。建立了激发能达7614.5keV的~(141)Nd能级纲图,新发现了12条γ射线和15个能级。用粒子-振子模型和半经验壳模型分别计算了~(141)Nd的集体和单粒子激发的能级位置。根据计算的能级位置以及实验测量得到的γ跃迁强度和多极性信息,讨论了~(141)Nd激发态的能级结构。