Article
Wilson's Disease.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Aug 2005
Ferenci Peter
Abstract excerpt
Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder leading to impaired intrahepatic trafficking and biliary excretion of copper, resulting in the accumulation of copper in various organs including the liver, cornea, and brain. The WD gene (OMIM 277900) codes for a copper transporting P-type ATPase (ATP7B). Although the finding of the gene resulted in a major breakthrough for understanding the...
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