"Hyperuricemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Excessive URIC ACID or urate in blood as defined by its solubility in plasma at 37 degrees C; greater than 0.42mmol per liter (7.0mg/dL) in men or 0.36mmol per liter (6.0mg/dL) in women. This condition is caused by overproduction of uric acid or impaired renal clearance. Hyperuricemia can be acquired, drug-induced or genetically determined (LESCH-NYHAN SYNDROME). It is associated with HYPERTENSION and GOUT.
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D033461
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.449
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperuricemia" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of allopurinol on the glomerular filtration rate of children with chronic kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol. 2018 08; 33(8):1405-1409.
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Safety of allopurinol compared with other urate-lowering drugs in patients with gout: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatol Int. 2015 Jul; 35(7):1127-37.
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Managing new-onset gout in pediatric renal transplant recipients: when, how, to what extent. J Nephrol. 2013 Jul-Aug; 26(4):624-8.
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Evaluation of a low, weight-based dose of rasburicase in adult patients for the treatment or prophylaxis of tumor lysis syndrome. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2011 Sep; 17(3):147-54.
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Hyperuricemia and associated diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2006 May; 32(2):275-93, v-vi.