Yvette C Paulino, Frank Camacho, Tristan Vc Paulino, Delores J Lee, Lisa Linda Natividad, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R Merriman, Anna Gosling
Background Gout, the most common inflammatory arthritis disease, and hyperuricaemia onset are influenced by environmental and genetic factors. We sought to investigate these factors in an Indigenous community in Guam. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the University of Guam led the qualitative inquiry with the native community, training (pre-screening of participants, data collection methods, and biospecimen handling), study implementation (outreach and recruitment, data collection, and DNA extraction and quantification), and qualitative and epidemiologic data analyses...
February 22, 2024: Research Square