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Term | Purine |
Short definition | purine - (pronounced) (PYOOR-een) One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA. Examples of purines are adenine and guanine. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
purine - (pronounced) (PYOOR-een) One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA. Examples of purines are adenine and guanine. Purines are also found in meat and meat products. They are broken down by the body into uric acid, which is excreted in the urine. High levels of uric acid in the body can cause gout
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