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Calcium Oxalate
The calcium salt of oxalic acid, occurring in the urine as crystals and in certain calculi.
Year introduced: 1979
Nephrolithiasis, Calcium Oxalate [Supplementary Concept]
Nephrolithiasis that is due to HYPEROXALURIA and increased intestinal absorption of CALCIUM OXALATE and is responsible for 75% of UROLITHIASIS cases. This disorder shows significant heritability. OMIM: 167030
Date introduced: November 5, 2012
nephrocalcin [Supplementary Concept]
a strongly acidic glycoprotein present in normal urine, which inhibits calcium oxalate crystal growth and has been isolated from urinary stone matrix
Date introduced: May 28, 1981