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Nature volume 417, pages 393–395 (2002)Cite this article

A molecule has been identified that seems to regulate the levels of uric acid in humans. The discovery has implications for understanding diseases such as gout and may even shed light on human longevity.

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Figure 1: Pathways for uric-acid transport.

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