SLC2A9 (rs12498742) and ABCG2 (rs2231142) variants exerted the largest effect on gout risk in the group overall (OR for gout 3.07 (95% CI 2.59–3.64), P = 8.30 × 10−39 and 2.26 (2.15–2.37), P = 1.64 × 10−233, respectively; Fig. 1). Here, SLC2A9 is linked to gout.