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Wilson's disease.
Clinics in liver disease - 1 Feb 1998
Ferenci P
Abstract excerpt
Wilson's disease is an autosomal, recessive-inherited disorder of impaired biliary copper excretion that results in the accumulation of copper in various organs including the liver, the cornea and the brain. The Wilson's disease gene on chromosome 13 codes for a copper transporting P-type ATPase-ATP7B. More than 60 mutations of this gene have been described. The diagnosis of Wilson's disease is based on clinical...
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