• Annals of neurology · Dec 2014

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Mendelian randomization of serum urate and parkinson disease progression.

    • Kelly Claire Simon, Shirley Eberly, Xiang Gao, David Oakes, Caroline M Tanner, Ira Shoulson, Stanley Fahn, Michael A Schwarzschild, Alberto Ascherio, and Parkinson Study Group.
    • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
    • Ann. Neurol. 2014 Dec 1;76(6):862-8.

    ObjectiveHigher serum urate concentrations predict more favorable prognosis in individuals with Parkinson disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to test the causality of this association using a Mendelian randomization approach.MethodsThe study was conducted among participants in DATATOP and PRECEPT, 2 randomized trials among patients with early PD. The 808 patients with available DNA were genotyped for 3 SLC2A9 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that identify an allele associated with lower urate concentrations, and for selected SNPs in other genes encoding urate transporters that have modest or no effect on serum urate levels. An SLC2A9 score was created based on the total number of minor alleles at the 3 SLC2A9 loci. Primary outcome was disability requiring dopaminergic treatment.ResultsSerum urate concentrations were 0.69mg/dl lower among individuals with ≥4 SLC2A9 minor alleles as compared to those with ≤2 (p = 0.0002). The hazard ratio (HR) for progression to disability requiring dopaminergic treatment increased with increasing SLC2A9 score (HR = 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.00-1.35, p = 0.056). In a comparative analysis, the HR was 1.27 (95% CI = 1.00-1.61, p = 0.0497) for a 0.5mg/dl genetically conferred decrease in serum urate, and 1.05 (95% CI = 1.01-1.10, p = 0.0133) for a 0.5mg/dl decrease in measured serum urate. No associations were found between polymorphisms in other genes associated with urate that do not affect serum urate and PD progression.InterpretationThis Mendelian randomization analysis adds to the evidence of a causal protective effect of high urate levels.© 2014 American Neurological Association.

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