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Cancer Incidence and Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation in Balkan Nephropathy Patients

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

A study of 150 kidney transplant recipients found that Balkan nephropathy increases risk of cancer after transplantation. This link between specific genetic mutations and cancer risk must be confirmed in larger trials.

Who did this work

Matko Prtorić (University of Zagreb) · Armin Atić (University Hospital Centre Zagreb) · Bojan Jelaković (University Hospital Centre Zagreb) · Željko Kaštelan (University Hospital Centre Zagreb) · Nikolina Bašić‐Jukić (University Hospital Centre Zagreb)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-12
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15166226