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Etiology of Balkan endemic nephropathy and associated urothelial cancer
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a familial chronic tubulointerstitial disease with insidious onset and slow progression to terminal renal failure. Evidence has accumulated that BEN is an environmentally induced disease.
Atanasova, Srebrena +3 more
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Immunohistochemical Analysis of Rat Renal Tumours Caused by Ochratoxin A
Experimental renal cancer caused by ochratoxin A (OTA) in rats was first defined in the US National Toxicology Program (1989) and raised questions about any aetiological role in human urinary tract tumours.
Diana Herman, Peter Mantle
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Clinical features and diagnostic possibilities of endemic (Balkan( nephropathy
U radu se na sažet način iznose znanja o kliničkim manifestacijama endemske (balkanske) nefropatije, te o mogućnostima dijagnosticiranja ranih i latentnih faza bolesti.
Stavljenić, Ana +5 more
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Endemic (Balkan) nephropathy is aristolochic acid nephropathy. [PDF]
Endemic nephropathy is a syndrome that comprises two entities: chronic interstitial nephropathy and urothelial cell cancers predominantly of the upper urinary tract. The etiological agent for the disease is aristolochic acid, a compound found in the plants of Aristolochia spp.
Karanović, Sandra +8 more
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Different Ecological Niches of Poisonous Aristolochia clematitis in Central and Marginal Distribution Ranges-Another Contribution to a Better Understanding of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy. [PDF]
Brzić I +14 more
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Aristolochic acids (AAs) have been known as potent nephrotoxins since the use of AA-containing herbal medicines was linked with a series of sporadic renal fibrotic nephropathy cases, and yet an estimated 100 million people worldwide are still at risk ...
Wan Chan (1376217) +13 more
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Evaluation of Criteria for the Diagnosis of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy
The diagnosis of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is often made using Danilovic's criteria. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of Danilovic's criteria and several additional indices.The study included 19 BEN patients, 23 BEN-suspected patients, 34 patients with other kidney diseases ...
Ljubica, Djukanović +4 more
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Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a slowly progressive interstitial fibrotic disease affecting numerous people living along the Danube River in the Balkan Peninsula, of which aristolochic acids (AAs) produced naturally in Aristolochia plants are key ...
Pavlović, Nikola M. +7 more
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