Maksimović Z, Djujić I
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol. 1998;17(3-4):165-71.
Data on selenium (Se) deficiency in Serbia are presented following 10 years of research. We studied the Se content in ores, stream sediment, soil, cereal crops, and garlic grown in these soils, food, and human serum and hair from 55 communities. Most of the results indicated a serious Se deficiency. In some communities, the Se content of grain, garlic, and human serum and hair approached that of the low-Se belt in China. We assume that an extremely low Se level in the human population could be a risk factor for the development of Balkan nephropathy (BN) and for the very high incidence of urinary tract tumors (UTT) in endemic areas, as well as high mortality rates of malignant diseases. On the other hand, some regions with relatively higher serum Se levels had significantly lower mortality rates of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
经过10年的研究，呈现了塞尔维亚硒（Se）缺乏的数据。我们研究了矿石、河流沉积物、土壤、谷物作物以及生长在这些土壤中的大蒜、食物，还有来自55个社区的人体血清和头发中的硒含量。大多数结果表明存在严重的硒缺乏。在一些社区，谷物、大蒜、人体血清和头发中的硒含量接近中国低硒带的水平。我们认为，人群中极低的硒水平可能是巴尔干肾病（BN）发展的一个风险因素，也是流行地区尿路肿瘤（UTT）高发病率以及恶性疾病高死亡率的一个风险因素。另一方面，一些血清硒水平相对较高的地区，癌症和心血管疾病的死亡率明显较低。
