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Uric acid is a strong independent predictor of renal dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
INTRODUCTION: Recent evidence suggests that uric acid (UA), regardless of crystal deposition, may play a direct pathogenic role in renal disease. We have shown that UA is an independent predictor of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and that CVD risk factors associate with renal dysfunc...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2745798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19630964 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2775 |