Chromosomal alterations in lymphocytes of patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy and of healthy individuals after incubation in vitro with ochratoxin A.

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The possible involvement of mycotoxins in chromosomal alterations in patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) was investigated cytogenetically. Lymphocyte cultures from patients with BEN and from individuals from a nonendemic region were examined and compared with cultures from healthy people which had been incubated in vitro with noncytotoxic doses of ochratoxin A. Significantly increased numbers of...

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