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DNA adducts of aristolochic acid II: total synthesis and site-specific mutagenesis studies in mammalian cells
23 Oct 2009
Abstract excerpt
Aristolochic acids I and II (AA-I, AA-II) are found in all Aristolochia species. Ingestion of these acids either in the form of herbal remedies or as contaminated wheat flour causes a dose-dependent chronic kidney failure characterized by renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. In approximately 50% of these cases, the condition is accompanied by an upper urinary tract malignancy. The disease is now termed aristolochic...
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