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Regulation of uric acid metabolism and excretion Purines perform many important functions in the cell, being the formation of the monomeric precursors of nucleic acids DNA and RNA the…
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Regulation of uric acid metabolism and excretion Purines perform many important functions in the cell, being the formation of the monomeric precursors of nucleic acids DNA and RNA the…
Gout and Pseudogout: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology Gout and pseudogout are the two most common crystal-induced arthropathies. Gout is caused by… emedicine.medscape.com Review: Gout: A Roadmap to Approaches for Improving…
The UnderManagement of Gout Rheumatologists manage less than 3% of all gout patients in the United States (USA). In 2002, there… rheumnow.com The unclosing premature mortality gap in gout: a…
EULAR Treat-to-Target Guidelines for Gout EULAR has published the consensus recommendations of 11 rheumatologists, a… rheumnow.com Treat-to-target (T2T) recommendations for gout New BSR 2017 Gout Guidelines Gout is the most…
Comparative effectiveness of urate lowering with febuxostat versus allopurinol in gout: analyses from large U.S. managed care cohort To assess the comparative effectiveness of febuxostat and allopurinol in reducing serum…
The Relevance of Hyperuricaemia emjreviews.com Fructose consumption linked to the increase of liver disease among adolescents and children Recent research suggests that dietary fructose intake may increase serum uric acid…
Gout Imaging Preferred examination Plain film radiography may be used to evaluate gout; however, radiographic… emedicine.medscape.com The confirmatory diagnostic test for gout is demonstrating monosodium urate crystals engulfed by white…
The Evolutionary Fate of the Genes Encoding the Purine Catabolic Enzymes in Hominoids, Birds, and Reptiles academic.oup.com Humans are the only mammalian species to develop spontaneous Gout. The other hominids…
Best and Worst Gout Foods What you eat or drink can affect your uric acid levels and help to trigger a gout attack. Find out which foods can help or…
Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Calcium Deposition Diseases medscape.org Ectopic Calcification: Contribution of the Rare, Inherited Disorder Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum emjreviews.com Hydroxyapatite deposition disease | Radiology Reference Article Hydroxyapatite crystal…