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Comment
. 2014 Jun;127(6):e21.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.02.031.

Is uric acid an underdiagnosed mediator of adverse outcome in metabolically healthy overweight/obese individuals?

Mehdi A Fini  1 , Richard M Wright  2 , Kurt R Stenmark  3 , Stephen R Daniels  4 , Richard J Johnson  5
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Is uric acid an underdiagnosed mediator of adverse outcome in metabolically healthy overweight/obese individuals?

Mehdi A Fini et al. Am J Med. 2014 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: RJJ holds patent applications related to decreasing uric acid in the treatment of metabolic syndrome, kidney disease, and hypertension, and has consulted for Ardea, Novartis, Danone, and Astellas. He also holds a patent for the use of allopurinol to treat primary hypertension with the University of Washington and Merck, Inc.

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