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Regulating complement in the kidney: insights from CFHR5 nephropathy

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2011
Complement factor H related protein 5 (CFHR5) nephropathy is a monogenic disorder of complement regulation that is endemic in Cyprus. The disease is characterised by haematuria, C3 glomerulonephritis and kidney failure. Its identification suggests a role
Daniel P. Gale, Matthew C. Pickering
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Disseminated Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and IgA Nephropathy

Case Reports in Nephrology, 2022
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is an under-recognised cause of genitourinary disease. IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a leading cause of glomerulonephritis worldwide, has been described as a rare consequence of disseminated MTB infection.
Gordon Audley, Bianca Davidson, Erika Jones, Brendon Price, Brian Rayner, Nicola Wearne, Zibya Barday   +6 more
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Early Detection of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy in Bosanska Posavina

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2010
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a chronic tubulointersticial nephropathy that is diagnosed in a few agrarian regions of Balkan. Even tough numerous dilemmas and conflicting opinions regarding BEN etiology are encountered in literature, prevailing ...
Enisa Mešić
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Saliva Liquid Biopsy for Detection of Oral and Systemic Diseases

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This Review summarizes and discusses the biological foundations and major classes of salivary biomarkers, outlines collection methods and analytical protocols for saliva‐based liquid biopsy, and technological convergences driven by multi‐omics approaches, artificial intelligence, and point‐of‐care devices in the application of oral and systemic ...
Irene Choi, Aaron Zander, Bradley Chan, Leila Syedmoradi, Dev Trivedi, Karolina Elżbieta Kaczor‐Urbanowicz, Fang Wei, Neeti Swarup, Trinity Chan, Mario Romandini, David T. W. Wong   +10 more
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The Association of Pretransplant CD4 Count With Post‐Kidney Transplant Infectious Outcomes Among Persons With HIV

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
In this multi‐center study comparing persons with HIV with pre‐kidney transplant CD4 < 350 cells/µL to those with ≥ 350 cells/µL, we found no difference in relative risk of infection in the first year‐post kidney transplant, 5‐year graft survival, and 5‐year overall survival.
Rebecca H. Burns, Sara Booth, Christin Rogers Marks, Christine M. Durand, Jonathan Hand, Maheen Z. Abidi, Maricar Malinis, Brittany Barnaba, Martha Pavlakis, Douglas Krakower, Carolyn D. Alonso, Audrey Le‐Mahajan   +11 more
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Is Aristolochic Acid Really the Cause of the Balkan Endemic Nephropathy?

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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Renal and Functional Vulnerability in Hansen Disease: A Framework for Chronic Infectious Disability in Endemic Settings

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Hansen disease is a neglected infectious disease associated with reactional inflammation, neuropathy and long‐term disability. Renal involvement and sarcopenia have been described separately, but their clinical coexistence has received limited attention. This review examines evidence for a hypothesised renal–functional vulnerability
Kleberson de Oliveira, Lucas Maciel de Almeida Corrêa, Isabela Malerba Pinheiro, Alexandre de Assis Barbosa, Maria Eduarda Castro Gonçalves, Lara Lucena Fernandes Filgueiras, Lara Reis Gomes de Mello Queiroz   +6 more
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Metals and kidney markers in adult offspring of endemic nephropathy patients and controls: a two-year follow-up study

Environmental Health, 2008
Background The etiology of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy, (BEN), a tubulointerstitial kidney disease, is unknown. Although this disease is endemic in rural areas of Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia, similar manifestations are reported to occur
Tsolova Svetla, Simeonov Valeri, Dimitrov Plamen, Karmaus Wilfried, Bonev Angel, Georgieva Rossitza   +5 more
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Type 5 Diabetes Mellitus: Pathophysiology, Clinical Phenotype, and Nutritional Management

Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, Volume 42, Issue 6, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Type 5 Diabetes Mellitus (T5DM) is an emerging diabetes phenotype linked to chronic undernutrition. It predominantly affects young, lean individuals in low‐ and middle‐income countries. After its formal recognition by the International Diabetes Federation in 2025, T5DM resurfaced as a clinically relevant insulin‐deficient phenotype.
İrem Nur Şahin Anılgan, Aslıhan Atar‐Uğurlu   +1 more
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Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN): What We Know so Far

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease, 2020
Vicente Sanchez Polo,1 Ramon Garcia-Trabanino,2,3 Guillermo Rodriguez,4 Magdalena Madero5 1Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Guatemala, Guatemala; 2Centro de Hemodiálisis, San Salvador, El Salvador; 3Fondo Social de Emergencia Para la ...
Sanchez Polo V, Garcia-Trabanino R, Rodriguez G, Madero M   +3 more
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