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Characterization of the molecular defect in the ATP7B gene in Wilson disease patients from Yugoslavia.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2003
Loudianos Georgios, Kostic Vladimir, Solinas Paola, Lovicu Mario, Dessì Valeria, Svetel Marina, Major Tamara, Cao Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism resulting from the absence or dysfunction of a copper transporting P-type ATPase (ATP7B). Approximately 150 mutations of the ATP7B have been identified to date. In this paper, we report the results of molecular characteri...
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