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Aristolactam-DNA adducts are a biomarker of environmental exposure to aristolochic acid.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2012
Jelaković Bojan, Karanović Sandra, Vuković-Lela Ivana, Miller Frederick, Edwards Karen L, Nikolić Jovan, Tomić Karla, Slade Neda, Brdar Branko, Turesky Robert J, Stipančić Želimir, Dittrich Damir, Grollman Arthur P, Dickman Kathleen G
Abstract excerpt
Endemic (Balkan) nephropathy is a chronic tubulointerstitial disease frequently accompanied by urothelial cell carcinomas of the upper urinary tract. This disorder has recently been linked to exposure to aristolochic acid, a powerful nephrotoxin and human carcinogen. Following metabolic activation, aristolochic acid reacts with genomic DNA to form aristolactam-DNA adducts that generate a unique TP53 mutational...
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