Associations Between Toxic Metal Exposure and Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome
Evidence of high exposure to mercury and other toxic heavy metals is rare among Canadian children with nephrotic syndrome. We did not find evidence that chronic exposure to toxic heavy metals is associated with nephrotic syndrome outcomes.
Authors
- Chia Wei Teoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-0799)
- Josefina Brooke
- Ashlene Maree McKay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8880-1886)
- Rachel Pearl
- Mackenzie Garner
- Nithiakishna Selvathesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-9260)
- Cal Robinson
- Vaneet Dhillon
- Seetha Radhakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1102-7623)
- Rulan Parekh
- Tanay Joshi
- Harshita Arora
- Christoph Licht
- Jovanka Z. Vasilevska-Ristovska
- Nowrin Aman
- Sruti Prabakaran
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- William Osler Health System (CA)
- SickKids Foundation (CA)
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2026.106357
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00