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Crystallizing our ideas about gout and osteoarthritis

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Gout and osteoarthritis are known to coexist in certain joints, with urate and calcium crystals being associated with the development of osteoarthritis. Now, research is shedding light on the depth of this association and bringing surprising observations to the fore.

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  1. School of Medicine and Medical Science, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; and at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.,

    Geraldine M. McCarthy

  2. and at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.,

    Geraldine M. McCarthy

  3. Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland; and at Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, Ireland.,

    Laura Durcan

  4. and at Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, Ireland.,

    Laura Durcan

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McCarthy, G., Durcan, L. Crystallizing our ideas about gout and osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 13, 698–699 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2017.165

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