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Tony Merriman

University of Otago
Verified email at otago.ac.nz
Cited by 133153

Hyperuricemia, acute and chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease: report of a scientific workshop organized by the National Kidney …

…, D Feldman, MA Lanaspa, TR Merriman… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urate is a cause of gout, kidney stones, and acute kidney injury from tumor lysis syndrome,
but its relationship to kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes remains …

The global burden of gout: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

E Smith, D Hoy, M Cross, TR Merriman, T Vos… - Annals of the …, 2014 - ard.bmj.com
Objective Gout is the most common cause of inflammatory arthritis in men, but has not
previously been included in Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies. As part of the GBD 2010 …

[PDF][PDF] Hypodontia: an update on its etiology, classification, and clinical management

…, WM Thomson, TR Merriman… - BioMed Research …, 2017 - downloads.hindawi.com
Objective. To evaluate the difference between chronological and dental age, calculated by
Willems and Cameriere methods, in various skeletal patterns according to Steiner’s ANB …

Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

…, TR Merriman, C Michaud, M Miller, TR Miller… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations,
and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global …

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …

…, Y Lu, J Ma, NK Mainoo, GA Mensah, TR Merriman… - The lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3·4 million deaths, 3·9%
of years of life lost, and 3·8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. The rise …

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for …

…, S Mehta, ZA Memish, GA Mensah, TR Merriman… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs
prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by-disease …

An update on the genetics of hyperuricaemia and gout

…, N Dalbeth, EA Stahl, TR Merriman - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
A central aspect of the pathogenesis of gout is elevated urate concentrations, which lead to
the formation of monosodium urate crystals. The clinical features of gout result from an …

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for abdominal aortic aneurysm identifies four new disease-specific risk loci

…, J Krysa, GB Hill, J Roake, TR Merriman… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a complex disease with both genetic and
environmental risk factors. Together, 6 previously identified risk loci only explain a small …

The genetic basis of hyperuricaemia and gout

TR Merriman, N Dalbeth - Joint Bone Spine, 2011 - Elsevier
Gout results from elevated urate concentrations in the blood (hyperuricaemia). When super-saturation
of urate is reached, monosodium urate crystals form within the joint. In some …

Association analysis of the interleukin 17A gene in Caucasian rheumatoid arthritis patients from Norway and New Zealand

…, MK Viken, JE Hollis-Moffatt, TR Merriman… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Elevated levels of IL-17A have been detected in the inflamed synovium of RA
patients, and murine arthritis models deficient in IL17A have shown reduced inflammation. Our …