Serum Uric Acid Level Is Positively Associated With Higher Bone Mineral Density at Multiple Skeletal Sites Among Healthy Qataris

BackgroundOxidative stress has been implicated as a fundamental mechanism in the decline of bone mass. Although serum uric acid (SUA) has potent antioxidant properties, the findings of many epidemiological and experimental studies couldn’t draw a clear conclusion on the relation between SUA and bone...

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Main Authors: Wisam Nabeel Ibrahim, Nadin Younes, Zumin Shi, Marawan Abdelhamid Abu-Madi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.653685/full