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SUBMITTER: Kremer D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9000150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kremer Daan D Riemersma Niels L NL Groothof Dion D Sotomayor Camilo G CG Eisenga Michele F MF Post Adrian A Knobbe Tim J TJ Touw Daan J DJ Bakker Stephan J L SJL
Journal of clinical medicine 20220401 7
The nephrotoxic effects of heavy metals have gained increasing scientific attention in the past years. Recent studies suggest that heavy metals, including cadmium, lead, and arsenic, are detrimental to kidney transplant recipients (KTR) even at circulating concentrations within the normal range, posing an increased risk for graft failure. Thallium is another highly toxic heavy metal, yet the potential consequences of the circulating thallium concentrations in KTR are unclear. We measured plasma ...[more]