The renal urate transporter SLC17A1 locus: confirmation of association with gout 7thSpace Interactive (press release) Variation within the SLC17A1 locus, which encodes the sodium-dependent phosphate transporter 1 (NPT1), a renal transporter of uric acid, has also been associated with serum urate concentration. However, evidence for association with gout is equivocal.

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