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Genetic predisposition to Balkan endemic nephropathy: ability to hydroxylate debrisoquine as a host risk factor.
IARC scientific publications - 1 Jan 1991
Nikolov I G, Chernozemsky I N, Idle J R
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to examine the association between efficiency of oxidative metabolism and risk for developing Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) and/or transitional-cell carcinoma of the urinary tract, using a case-control design controlling for age, gender and socioeconomic factors. Over 900 urine samples were taken from 646 subjects, divided into the following groups: healthy subjects from areas...
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