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

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, 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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Unusual Urothelial Tumors and Refractory Uremia Due to Balkan Endemic Nephropathy: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
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 ...
Gevorg Arabyan BS, Raphi Hambartzhumian MD, Anthony Lim MD, Marrey Quizon MD, Julia Oberndorf MD, Michael A. Sanford MD   +5 more
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Glomerular Filtration Rate in Examined Population of Bosnian Posavina - Region of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy [PDF]

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 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).
Mirna Alečković, Enisa Mešić, Senaid Trnačević, Želimir Stipančić, Damir Hamidović, Evlijana Hasanović   +5 more
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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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Tamm-Horsfall Protein in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 1985
It is suggested that Tamm-Horsfall protein, a specific renal glycoprotein, may be involved in the pathogenesis of some renal diseases. In cadmium nephropathy and Fanconi syndrome (primary tubular diseases of the kidney) an increased excretion rate of Tamm-Horsfall protein has been observed.
Čvorišćec, Dubravka, Stavljenić, Ana, Radonić, M.   +2 more
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Association of a bitter taste receptor mutation with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (BEN) [PDF]

BMC Medical Genetics, 2012
Background Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (BEN) is late-onset kidney disease thought to arise from chronic exposure to aristolochic acid, a phytotoxin that contaminates wheat supplies in rural areas of Eastern Europe.
Wooding Stephen P, Atanasova Srebrena, Gunn Howard C, Staneva Rada, Dimova Invanka, Toncheva Draga   +5 more
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Chinese herbs nephropathy: A clue to Balkan endemic nephropathy?

Kidney International, 1994
Rapidly progressive interstitial renal fibrosis has recently been reported in young women who have been on a slimming regimen including Chinese herbs. We examined four nephroureterectomies performed in three patients prior to or at the time of transplantation to determine the nature and topography of the kidney and urinary tract lesions in Chinese ...
Cosyns, Jean-Pierre, Jadoul, Michel, Squifflet, Jean-Paul, de Plaen, Jean-François, Ferluga, Dusan, Van Ypersele de Strihou, Charles   +5 more
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Pro- and Antiapoptotic Markers in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Associated with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy [PDF]

The Scientific World Journal, 2011
The role of aristolochic acid in the etiology of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) and associated upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) has been recently confirmed.
Ljubinka Jankovic-Velickovic, Slavica Stojnev, Ana Ristic-Petrovic, Zana Dolicanin, Takanori Hattori, Kenichi Mukaisho, Mariola Stojanovic, Vladisav Stefanovic   +7 more
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