Wilson’s Disease: An Inherited, Silent, Copper Intoxication Disease

Wilson’s Disease: An Inherited, Silent, Copper Intoxication Disease

Wilson’s disease is a rare, autosomal recessive, genetic, copper overload disease, which evokes multiple motor or neuropsychiatric symptoms and liver disease. It is the consequence of a variety of different mutations affecting the ATP7B gene. This gene encodes for a class IB, P-type, copper-transpor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Uta Merle, Ralf Weiskirchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2016-07-01
Series:European Medical Journal Neurology
Subjects:
brain
ceruloplasmin
clinical management
copper
D-penicillamine
diagnostics
Genetics
Inherited disease
laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) protocols
Liver
metal
oxygen stress
Therapy
trientine dihydrochloride
X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP)
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