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A new study has provided evidence to explain why some people are
more prone to developing kidney stones than others. Scientists
at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis found
that other than diet (not drinking enough water) genes are to
blame as well. A common genetic variation in a gene called
claudin-14 recently has been linked to a substantial increase in
risk — roughly 65% — of getting kidney stones. The researchers
have shown how alterations in the gene’s activity influence the
development of stones. |
