Although uric acid is a normal waste product of nucleic acid metabolism, why are so many men suffering from a condition known as gouty arthritis? How does this product that should be eliminated in the urine cause so much pain when things go wrong?
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Males have higher blood levels of uric acid than females. When blood levels of uric acid rise excessively, it is deposited as urate crystals in the soft tissues of joints. Sometimes gout sufferers have an excessive rate of uric acid production; or it is possible that some are unable to flush uric acid in the urine fast enough
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