Associations between urate-lowering therapy and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Associations between urate-lowering therapy and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

<h4>Background</h4>Gout is independently associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Urate-lowering therapy (ULT) might be beneficial in lowering the risks of T2DM. Therefore, we conducted a nested case-control study to evaluate the associations between ULT and T2D...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Wen Chang, Ya-Wen Lin, Ming-Hung Lin, Yu-Ching Lan, Ruey-Yun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210085

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