Aristolochic acid nephropathy: Harbinger of a global iatrogenic disease

Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Grollman, Arthur P ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristolochia; DNA adduct; Environmental mutagen; Molecular epidemiology; TP53; Upper urinary tract cancer

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; ARISTOLOLACTAM; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PROTEIN P53;

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID NEPHROPATHY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA ADDUCT; GENE MUTATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY CORTEX; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT CARCINOMA; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; BALKAN NEPHROPATHY; DNA ADDUCTS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DISEASES; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MUTATION; TAIWAN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

ARISTOLOCHIA;

EID: 84871932068     PISSN: 08936692     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/em.21756     Document Type: Review

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