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Hyperthyroidism is an important risk factor for incident gout particularly in younger age groups and males

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We would like to thanks Gang Wang, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University for the advice of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 1055 Sanxiang Road, Suzhou, 215004, Jiangsu Province, China

    Yunwen Tao, Changyan Xu & Chen Fang

  2. Department of Nutrition, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215004, China

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Tao, Y., Xu, C. & Fang, C. Hyperthyroidism is an important risk factor for incident gout particularly in younger age groups and males. Rheumatol Int 44, 1177–1178 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05493-1

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