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The elevated prevalence of apolipoprotein E2 in patients with gout is associated with reduced renal excretion of urates.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 1 Mar 2003
Cardona F, Tinahones F J, Collantes E, Escudero A, García-Fuentes E, Soriguer F J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have demonstrated that the lower renal excretion of urates in patients with hyperuricaemia is inversely related to plasma very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels, and the different genotypes of the apolipoprotein E gene are related to the plasma levels of lipids. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of apolipoprotein E in hyperuricaemic patients and to investigate...
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