An investigation into inflammasome-gene expression profile and genome-wide genotype data in gout

Background: Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, with a prevalence of 2.49% in the United Kingdom. It is characterised by episodes of acute inflammation (flares) caused by shedding of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals that deposit within and around joints when serum urate (SU) incre...

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Main Author: Sandoval-Plata, Gabriela
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/68501/