That is where the team was shocked to find a compound called cadmium oxalate as the cause of the grey-orange pallor.

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They are most commonly made of calcium, oxalate, cysteine or uric acid.

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It seems that some people break down vitamin C into oxalate at higher rates than others, which may explain the link to formation of kidney stones.

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