Genetic and dietary factors in urinary citrate excretion.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hypocitraturia, an important risk factor for calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis, is the result of numerous factors. We studied citrate excretion by patients with and without stones consuming normal and controlled formula diets. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Subjects with and without a history of calcium oxalate stones (N = 101 per group) provided two or three 24-hour urine specimens during...

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