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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Association of Serum Uric Acid Levels in Meige's Syndrome.

Haochen Guan, Zhi Geng, Weijie Yuan, Bowen Chang

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Haochen GuanDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhi GengDepartment of Neurology, Second People's Hospital of Hefei City, The Hefei Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Weijie YuanDepartment of Nephrology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Bowen ChangDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNShanghai First People's Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uric acid (URIC) is a natural antioxidant, and it has been shown that low levels of URIC could be a risk factor for the development of Parkinson's disease. Our aim was to investigate whether URIC also plays a role in Meige's syndrome (MS). We conducted a cohort study to compare serum URIC levels between patients with MS and healthy controls. In addition, we analyzed the impact of URIC on the risk of MS and symptom severity. Compared with normal subjects, URIC content was remarkably decreased in MS patients. In addition, URIC was regarded as a protective factor for MS, as verified by multivariate logistic regression models. We also found non-linear relationships between the levels of serum URIC and the incidence rate of MS and the Burke-Fahn-Marsden dystonia rating scale score. Our study is the first to show a connection between serum URIC levels and MS. Low serum URIC levels indicate an increased risk of MS incidence and more severe clinical symptoms. Our findings provide new insights into the prevention and treatment of MS.

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antioxidantsBurke-Fahn-Marsden dystonia rating scale scoreMeige’s syndromemovement disordersuric acid

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