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Chondrocalcinisis; Gout and Pseudogout; Hyperuricemia; Pseudogout |
Hyperuricemia is the presence of high levels of uric acid in the blood. The upper end of the normal range is 530 micromol/L (6 mg/dL) for women and and 619 micromol/L (7 mg/dL) for men. [1] Hyperuricemia is caused either by accelated generation of uric acid through purine metabolism or by impaired excretion in the kidney, or by high levels of fructose in the diet.[2][3] Humans lack urate oxidase, an enzyme which degrades uric acid. Increased levels predispose for gout and (if very high) ren ...
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