Chinese herbs nephropathy: A clue to Balkan endemic nephropathy?
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 +5 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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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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First Study Of 3q Microsatellite Loci in Bulgarian Patients with Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (BEN) [PDF]
Драга Тончева +4 more
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Time trends in Balkan endemic nephropathy incidence in the most affected region in Serbia, 1977-2009: the disease has not yet disappeared [PDF]
Slavenka Janković +5 more
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Aristolochic acid mutagenesis: molecular clues to the aetiology of Balkan endemic nephropathy-associated urothelial cancer [PDF]
Volker M. Arlt +8 more
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Aristolochic acids, compounds derived from Aristolochiaceae plant species, are associated with significant renal nephrotoxicity and carcinogenicity. Aristolochic acid I (AAI), the most predominant and potent of these compounds, is a primary etiological ...
Alexandra T. Lukinich-Gruia +9 more
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Fifty Years of Research in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy: Where Are We Now? [PDF]
Vladisav Stefanović, Momir Polenaković
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Predictive Markers for Malignant Urothelial Transformation in Balkan Endemic Nephropathy: A Case-Control Study. [PDF]
Kocic G +8 more
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