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Urinary heavy metal and trace element mixtures in chronic kidney disease: associations and implications for potential reverse causality.

Key takeaways

Researchers measured heavy metals and trace elements in the urine of people with kidney disease and looked for patterns. They found links between certain metal mixtures and kidney disease, but a link is not proof of cause. Failing kidneys may change how the body handles these metals, so the direction of the effect is unclear.

Who did this work

Xie S · Vaucher J · Perrais M · Thomas A · Marques-Vidal P

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Jul 29
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42583340/