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Urate urolithiasis.
Compendium (Yardley, PA) - 1 Oct 2009
McCue John, Langston Cathy, Palma Douglas, Gisselman Kelly
Abstract excerpt
Urate uroliths belong to the purine family of uroliths and are the third most common urolith type in dogs and cats. In dalmatians, an autosomal recessive trait is responsible for hyperuricosuria and a predisposition to urate urolithiasis. In other dog breeds and in cats, urate uroliths are predominantly associated with liver disease, specifically portosystemic vascular anomalies. Idiopathic urate uroliths may...
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