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Metabolic syndrome, alcohol consumption and genetic factors are associated with serum uric acid concentration.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Stibůrková Blanka, Pavlíková Markéta, Sokolová Jitka, Kožich Viktor
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OBJECTIVE: Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism in humans, and increased serum uric acid concentrations lead to gout. The objective of the current study was to identify factors that are independently associated with serum uric acid concentrations in a cohort of Czech control individuals. METHODS: The cohort consisted of 589 healthy subjects aged 18-65 years. We studied the associations between the...
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