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Clinical Characteristics of the Calcium Stone Disease in Hyperuricosuria

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Two possible roles of urate in calcium stone formation have been suggested. One is stone formation through epitaxy as the structure of urate and calcium oxalate crystals are rather similar. Another suggested mechanism is that urate acts as an anti-inhibitor of precipitation and growth of calcium oxalate crystals.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, 750 14, Uppsala, Sweden

    Dr U. Backman, B. G. Danielson, B. Fellström, G. Johansson, S. Ljunghall & B. Wikström

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Backman, U., Danielson, B.G., Fellström, B., Johansson, G., Ljunghall, S., Wikström, B. (1981). Clinical Characteristics of the Calcium Stone Disease in Hyperuricosuria. In: Sperling, O., Vahlensieck, W. (eds) Uric acid lithiasis. Fortschritte der Urologie und Nephrologie/Advances in Urology and Nephrology, vol 16. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85318-0_19

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