The proportions of elevated ALT from quartiles 1–4 of normal SUA to hyperuricemia were 6.5%, 7.5%, 8.2%, 12.8% and 20.4% for men, 2.7%, 2.8%, 5.2%, 6.9% and 9.5% for women, respectively. The gene discussed is GPT; the disease is hyperuricemia.