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An important factor in the formation of calcium-containing kidney stones is the supersaturation of urine with calcium salts. However, we have been unable to find any difference in the saturation of calcium oxalate between stone-formers and normals, whereas the saturation of octocalcium phosphate was indeed higher in the stone formers although there was a considerable overlap1.
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Brandes, L., Oreopoulos, D.G., Husdan, H., Crassweller, P. (1981). Study of Calcium Crystals in Patients with Kidney Stones. In: Smith, L.H., Robertson, W.G., Finlayson, B. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8977-4_4
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