Open AccessAssociations between serum uric acid and hepatobiliary-pancreatic cancer: A cohort study
Author(s) -
Chongfei Huang,
Junjun Huang,
Ningning Mi,
Yanyan Lin,
Qiangsheng He,
YaWen Lu,
Ping Yue,
Bing Bai,
Jin-Duo Zhang,
Chao Zhang,
Tao Cai,
Wenkang Fu,
Long Gao,
Xun Li,
Jinqiu Yuan,
Wenbo Meng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i44.7061
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreatic cancer , gastroenterology , uric acid , cohort study , cohort , cancer
Uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism. Previous studies have found that serum uric acid (SUA) levels are associated with the total cancer risk. However, due to the dual effect of uric acid on cancer, the relationship between the SUA levels and most specific-site cancer remains unclear.