title: [Increased rate of serum uric acid levels in Yusho sufferers].
abstract: We measured serum uric acid levels in Yusho sufferers annually from 2007 to 2012 in Nagasaki prefecture. We observed an increased rate of serum uric acid levels in 38.2% of the male and 5.5% of the female sufferers. There was no relation among serum uric acid value, Body Mass Index, liver function, blood polychlorinated biphenyls and hypersensitive C reactive protein. We conclude that it is unclear if blood polychlorinated biphenyls may play a role in the increase of serum uric acid levels in Yusho sufferers.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Rehabilitation Sciences, Graduateschool of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan. toshiro@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Teiichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukaino
authors.forename: Takehito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonezawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000097:blood*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid