[Definition and classification of hyperuricemia].

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Hyperuricemia (serum urate level >7 mg/dL) is caused by accelerated generation of uric acid and/or impaired excretion in the kidney. It is classified into three types (overproduction, underexcretion and mixed types). The typical cases with the type of uric acid overproduction are hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase deficiency due to HPRT gene abnormality, excessive consumption of purine-rich diet, and...

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