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It is suggested by some that the chief factor in gout is a defect 

 in the transport of uric acid; by others it is believed to be due to 

 a deficient enzymic activity, particularly of the uricolytic enzyme of 

 the body. Others believe that gout is due to a toxin of intestinal 

 origin ; yet again others deem it to be secondary to abnormal carbo- 

 hydrate or fat metabolism. The whole question is sub judice. 



