GPX3 and Balkan nephropathy: Results: We found that female patients carrying both variant GPX3 rs8177412 and MDR1 rs1045642 genotypes in combination exhibited significant risk towards BEN (OR 1 = 3.34, 95% CI = 1.16–9.60, p = 0.025; OR 2 = 3.79, 95% CI = 1.27–11.24, p = 0.016).