The box plots of serum uric acid levels by smoking status showed that levels tended to increase in the order never smoker, ex-smoker, and current smoker in females, but not in males (Figure 2)
Individuals with lower baseline levels often require structured daily support to rebuild reserves
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Acknowledgements The studies reported in this paper from the authors' laboratory have been supported, in part, by grants from the National Institute of Health (P30CA08748-41), Jack and Susan Rudin Foundation, David H Koch Foundation, and the Prostate Cancer Research Award, Experimental Therapeutics Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the DeWitt Wallace Research Fund
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