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PubMed ID:
29132945
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2018
Affiliation: Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.08.017
Authors:
Waikar SS,
Srivastava A,
Isakova T,
McMullan CJ,
Kaze AD
Request IDs:
21351
Studies:
Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study
Serum uric acid concentrations increase in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may lead to tubular injury, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and intrarenal inflammation. Whether uric acid concentrations are associated with kidney failure and death in CKD is unknown.
