Disorders of copper transport.

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Copper is an essential component of a number of important enzymes. Efficient systems have developed for providing sufficient copper for essential functions, while eliminating excess to avoid tissue toxicity. Copper transport is disrupted in two human diseases: Wilson disease and Menkes disease. Both have defects in copper transporting membrane proteins. Many other proteins are involved in copper transport. Some...

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