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underexcretion · ahn-so-2024-pathogenesis-of-gout
- Citation
- ahn-so-2024-pathogenesis-of-gout
- Claim ID
- underexcretion
- Assertion
- Underexcretion of urate by the kidneys or intestine is the main cause of hyperuricemia in most people; about two-thirds of urate is excreted by the kidneys and one-third by the intestine.
- Quote
Underexcretion of urate, either through decreased renal or intestinal excretion, is the main mechanism of hyperuricemia in most people. ... Approximately two-thirds of urate excretion occurs in the kidneys, while the remaining one-third occurs in the intestine
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- section: Hyperuricemia
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