Objective To estimate the prevalence of gout and hyperuricemia based on the latest nationally
representative sample of US men and women (National Health and Nutrition Examination …

A major challenge in human genetics is to devise a systematic strategy to integrate disease-associated
variants with diverse genomic and biological data sets to provide insight into …

Researchers have recently made advances in defining the pathogenesis of gout, including
elucidating its risk factors and tracing the molecular mechanisms of renal urate transport and …

Background Limited prospective information exists on the relation between obesity and
weight change and the risk of gout. Similarly, both hypertension and diuretic use have been …

Objective To determine the magnitude of risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with the general population through a meta‐analysis of …

Background Various purine-rich foods and high protein intake have long been thought to be
risk factors for gout. Similarly, the possibility that the consumption of dairy products has a …

Background Methotrexate is the most frequent choice of disease-modifying antirheumatic
therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Although results of studies have shown the efficacy of such …

Background The association between alcohol consumption and risk of gout has been
suspected since ancient times, but has not been prospectively confirmed. Additionally, potential …

Objective Various commonly consumed foods have long been suspected of affecting the
serum uric acid level, but few data are available to support or refute this impression. Our …

Objective The role of serum uric acid as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease
remains unclear, although hyperuricemia is associated with cardiovascular disease such …