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The role of a parental history of Balkan endemic nephropathy in the occurrence of BEN: a prospective study. [PDF]

Int J Nephrol Renovasc Dis, 2012
Kesinee Hanjangsit1, Wilfried Karmaus1, Plamen Dimitrov2, Hongmei Zhang1, Jim Burch1, Svetla Tzolova2, Vecihi Batuman3,41Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA; 2National Center of Public Health ...
Hanjangsit K, Karmaus W, Dimitrov P, Zhang H, Burch J, Tzolova S, Batuman V.   +6 more
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Balkan endemic nephropathy: an update on its aetiology. [PDF]

Arch Toxicol, 2016
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a unique, chronic renal disease frequently associated with upper urothelial cancer (UUC). It only affects residents of specific farming villages located along tributaries of the Danube River in Bosnia-Herzegovina ...
Stiborová M, Arlt VM, Schmeiser HH.
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Is Aristolochic Acid Really the Cause of the Balkan Endemic Nephropathy? [PDF]

Journal of Controversies in Biomedical Research, 2016
In recent years, aristolochic acid has been promoted vigorously as the causal agent of the Balkan endemic nephropathy because of similarities to some other nephropathies, association with DNA adducts and a perception of human exposure via bread. Critical
Peter George Mantle, Diana Herman, Calin Tatu   +2 more
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Investigation of Balkan endemic nephropathy in Serbia: How to proceed? [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2010
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) presents an unsolved puzzle despite fifty years of its investigation. Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Society organized a round table discussion on current unsolved problems related to BEN.
Đukanović Ljubica, Stefanović Vladisav, Basta-Jovanović Gordana, Bukvić Danica, Glogovac Stevan, Dimitrijević Jovan, Đurić Sunčica, Janković Slavenka, Lukić Ljiljana, Marić Ivko, Nikolić Jovan, Novaković Ivana, Pejović Vesna, Radisavljević Snežana, Rakić   +14 more
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Histopathological review of renal pelvic tumours of Balkan nephropathy cases from Southern Serbia [PDF]

Annals of Urologic Oncology, 2020
Background Urothelial tumour frequently associates with atrophied kidney pelvis in Balkan endemic nephropathy but histopathology illustration lacks both definition and immune profile for differential diagnosis from renal cell carcinoma.
Diana Herman, Goran Stanojević, Nikola Pavlović, Peter Mantle   +3 more
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Beyond Tradition: An Integrated Toxicological, Ecological, and Public Health Perspective on Aristolochic Acids. [PDF]

J Appl Toxicol
ABSTRACT Aristolochia species have long been used in traditional medicine for their presumed anti‐inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. However, extensive toxicological and epidemiological evidence now demonstrates that these plants contain aristolochic acids (AAs) I and II, highly potent nephrotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic ...
de Souza VV, De Andrade LR, da Silva Souza T.   +2 more
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Unusual Urothelial Tumors and Refractory Uremia Due to Balkan Endemic Nephropathy: A Case Report. [PDF]

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a rare progressive chronic renal disease found in residents living along the Balkan peninsula. We present a 92-year-old female who complained initially of cardio-respiratory symptoms and was found to have an acute ...
Arabyan G, Hambartzhumian R, Lim A, Quizon M, Oberndorf J, Sanford MA.   +5 more
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Assessment of Retinal Microangiopathy in Patients with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography-A Pilot Study. [PDF]

Medicina (Kaunas)
Background and Objectives: It is well known that alterations in microvascular structure and function contribute to the development of ocular, renal, and cardiovascular diseases.
Djordjevic-Jocic J, Kokoris JC, Mitic B, Bogdanovic D, Trenkic M, Zlatanovic N, Jocic H, Cukuranovic R.   +7 more
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Glomerular filtration rate in examined population of Bosnian Posavina - region of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy. [PDF]

Bosn J Basic Med Sci, 2010
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is chronic tubulointersticial nephritis of unknown aetiology characterized by an insidious onset and gradual progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD).
Alecković M, Mesić E, Trnacević S, Stipancić Z, Hamidović D, Hasanović E.   +5 more
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Correction: Dominant-Negative Effect of a Missense Variant in the TASK-2 (KCNK5) K+ Channel Associated with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2016
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156456.].
Reed AP, Bucci G, Abd-Wahab F, Tucker SJ.   +3 more
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