News tagged with uric acid
Malfunctioning gene is a cause of gout (w/Video)
Jun 19, 2009 |
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Having partnered last year with an international team that surveyed the genomes of 12,000 individuals to find a genetic cause for gout, Johns Hopkins scientists now have shown that the malfunctioning gene they helped uncover ...
New genes linked to gout
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified two new genes – and confirmed the role of a third gene – associated with increased risk of higher levels of uric acid in the blood, which can lead to gout, a common, painful form of arthritis. ...
Got Gout? Duke Leads Study of New Treatment
Sep 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new drug designed to normalize levels of uric acid in the blood appears to be safe and tolerable and may help patients with the painful arthritic condition known as gout better cope with their disease, ...
Dalmatian bladder stones caused by gene that regulates uric acid in humans
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Nov 07, 2008 |
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A gene mutation that causes high levels of uric acid in all Dalmatian dogs and bladder stones in some Dalmatians, has been identified by a team of researchers in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, ...
Researchers identify genes associated with increased gout risk
Oct 03, 2008 |
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A team of researchers from the United States and the Netherlands has identified mutations in three genes that are associated with high levels of uric acid in the blood, which is a risk factor for gout. The team developed ...
High levels of uric acid may be associated with high blood pressure
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link between blood pressure and the chemical, a waste product of the body's normal metabolism, ...
Healthy people with elevated levels of uric acid are at risk of developing kidney disease
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Elevated uric acid levels in the blood indicate an increased risk of new-onset kidney disease, according to a study appearing in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The result ...
Report suggests allopurinol may lower blood pressure in teens with hypertension
Aug 26, 2008 |
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The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the August 27 issue of JAMA.
