Metals and kidney markers in adult offspring of endemic nephropathy patients and controls: a two-year follow-up study

• Main Authors: Tsolova Svetla (Author), Simeonov Valeri (Author), Dimitrov Plamen (Author), Karmaus Wilfried (Author), Bonev Angel (Author), Georgieva Rossitza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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 reporte...