Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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The reason accounting for the nonoccurrence of gout in the animals possessing urate oxidase.
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Gout is a medical condition characterized by an increase in uric acid. Uric acid crystallizes and deposits in the joints. The common symptoms of the mentioned medical condition include pain, rednes, snd swelling in the joints. It is an inflammatory form of arthritis where the episodes of pain are sudden and severe.
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