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Genotype correlation with fine motor symptoms in patients with Wilson's disease.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2002
Hermann Wieland, Caca Karel, Eggers Birk, Villmann Thomas, Clark Daniel, Berr Frieder, Wagner Armin
Abstract excerpt
Wilson's disease, an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism, is caused by about 200 different mutations of the ATP7B gene. Using a genotype-phenotype correlation, 36 patients were examined to see whether the disorder of the automatic handwriting movement depends on the genotype. The findings of this study indicated that no such link exists. Neither the profile of the impairment of the fine motor...
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