CaPO4-Mediated CKD of Crystallo-Tubular-Nephropathy [CKD-CTN]—A Crystal and Nanotube-Induced Geo-Environmental Disease

ImportanceMore than forty million people from certain tropical countries are at risk of developing a non-conventional form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), CKD of multifactorial etiology (CKDmfo). This is also known as CKD of unknown etiology (CKDu). Worldwide, it kills more than 20,000 people annua...

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Main Authors: Sunil J. Wimalawansa, Chandra B. Dissanayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Water
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2022.816643/full