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High uric acid levels can be caused by: * Primary hyperuricemia ** Your body increases production of uric acid from purine ** Your kidneys cannot get rid of the uric acid in your blood so the resultinglevels are high

* Secondary hyperuricemia ** Certain cancers (or the associated chemotherapy agents)

** Kidney disease - this may cause you to not be able excete the uric acid ** Medications - can cause increased levels of uric acid in the blood ** Endocrine or metabolic conditions such as Diabetes or acidosis Aside: Elevated uric acid levels may produce:

* kidney problems * gout

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