Healthy people with elevated levels of uric acid are at risk of developing kidney disease

Elevated uric acid levels in the blood indicate an increased risk of new-onset kidney disease, according to a study appearing in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that it may be appropriate to prescribe uric acid -lowering drugs, such as allopurinol and probenecid, to these otherwise healthy individuals.

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