Open AccessStructural and functional characteristics of urinary tract in offspring of Balkan endemic nephropathy patients
Author(s) -
Snežana Radisavljević,
Amira Peco-Antić,
Jelena KoturStevuljević,
Olivera Savić
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1004204r
Subject(s) - medicine , offspring , urinary system , creatinine , beta 2 microglobulin , urine , kidney disease , nephropathy , physiology , physical examination , family history , gastroenterology , endocrinology , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , genetics , biology
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a familial chronic progressive tubulointerstitial disease of unknown aetiology that occurs with high prevalence in endemic rural environments of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania. It has been documented only in adults.