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Before World War II, gout had been an extremely rare disease in Japan. The post war years have seen an increasing number of cases, especially among middle-aged males. Since 1965, cases have become more and more prevalent and now, gout is frequently observed at rheumatology and metabolic clinics.
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Nishioka, N., Mikanagi, K. (1980). Clinical Features of 4,000 Gouty Subjects in Japan. In: Rapado, A., Watts, R.W.E., De Bruyn, C.H.M.M. (eds) Purine Metabolism in Man-III. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 122A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9140-5_8
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