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

International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular Disease

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-68

  Hanjangsit, Kesinee ^a   Karmaus, Wilfried ^a   Dimitrov, Plamen ^b   Zhang, Hongmei ^a   Burch, Jim ^a   Tzolova, Svetla ^b   Batuman, Vecihi ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 microglobulin; Balkan endemic nephropathy; Creatinine clearance; Incidence of BEN; Kidney size; Parental history of BEN

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SIZE; MALE; PARENTAL HISTORY; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84859475881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJNRD.S30615     Document Type: Article

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