Hypocitraturia in patients with urolithiasis.
The urinary citrate/creatinine ratio was evaluated in 25 children with idiopathic calcium urolithiasis and 24 controls. The mean (SD) urinary citrate/creatinine ratio in controls and patients was 0.510 (0.205) and 0.181 (0.076), respectively, a statistically significant difference. In neither group was there a relation between age and urinary citrate excretion.
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Department of Biochemistry, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
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Celik
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D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002951:Citrates / Q000652:urine*; D019343:Citric Acid; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D010070:Oxalates / Q000652:urine; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000652:urine*
D002951:Citrates; D010070:Oxalates; D019343:Citric Acid; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D003404:Creatinine; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium