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Toxicant and Disease Database

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Nephrotic syndrome

Causes    Grouped by strength of evidence

Good Evidence

cadmium

gold

lead

phenols

phosphorus

Limited Evidence

carbon disulfide

carbon tetrachloride

formaldehyde

mercury

solvents

trichloroethylene (TCE)

Notes

Cadmium exposure in cigarette smokers is double (see acute tubular necrosis comments).