Gout, Hyperuricemia and Crystal-Associated Disease Network
We are an international volunteer organization dedicated to creating research and education initiatives to fill the gout knowledge gap. With more than 300 members worldwide, we are one of the largest organizations furthering research in the field of gout and crystal-associated diseases.
A Welcome Letter from our Co-Founders
As co-founding directors, we thank you for your expertise and your work on the causes, diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of gout, hyperuricemia and crystal deposition disorders, including the cardiovascular and kidney diseases linked to them.
We hope you will use this website as a resource and a starting point for working with G-CAN. It describes our global, multidisciplinary network, our aims and our current projects. We welcome your comments, suggestions and questions by email.
We are grateful to the Executive and Steering Committees who run and guide G-CAN, and to our industry supporters, whose unrestricted grants make our work possible.
Sincerely,
Robert Terkeltaub, MD
President
Hyon Choi, MD
Vice President and Treasurer
Directors’ Messages
Resources
G-CAN supported projects. G-CAN members are encouraged to submit project proposals in the field of gout and calcium crystal disorders. Read the application and approval process (PDF).
G-CAN Registries. A listing of registries and cohorts in gout, hyperuricemia and crystal arthropathy, and their relationship to comorbidities including CKD and cardiac and metabolic diseases. Find a registry or add yours.
Gout Common Language Definition. G-CAN’s plain-language definition of gout, published in RMD Open and translated into 21 languages. Read the definition or the published article.
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