[Wilson disease].

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Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper overload. A principal characteristic of this disease is its wide phenotypic and genotypic variability. Its results from mutations of the ATP 7B gene located on chromosome 13, that encodes a hepatic copper transport protein. More than 300 mutations of this gene have been identified. This protein ensures the transport of copper in the hepatocyte, its...

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