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Potential contribution of the neurodegenerative disorders risk loci to cognitive performance in an elderly male gout population.
Medicine - 1 Sept 2017
Han Lin, Jia Zhaotong, Cao Chunwei, Liu Zhen, Liu Fuqiang, Wang Lin, Ren Wei, Sun Mingxia, Wang Baoping, Li Changgui, Chen Li
Abstract excerpt
Cognitive impairment has been described in elderly subjects with high normal concentrations of serum uric acid. However, it remains unclear if gout confers an increased poorer cognition than those in individuals with asymptomatic hyperuricemia. The present study aimed at evaluating cognitive function in patients suffering from gout in an elderly male population, and further investigating the genetic contributions...
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