Insights into the management of Wilson’s disease

Wilson’s disease is a rare, inherited autosomal recessive disease of copper metabolism, in which the causative gene, ATP7B , results in absent or reduced function of the ATP7B transporter important for biliary excretion of copper and incorporation of copper into caeruloplasmin. Affected patients acc...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohmadshakil Kathawala, Gideon M. Hirschfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17731520