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Screening for mutations in ATP7B gene using conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis in a family with Wilson's disease.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Mar 2007
Sundaresan Santhosh, Eapen Chundamannil Eapen, Shaji Ramachandran Velayutham, Chandy Mammen, Kurian George, Chandy George
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder leading to copper overload, mainly in the liver and brain, due to mutations in the ATP7B gene. About 10% of heterozygous carriers of ATP7B gene mutations have decreased serum ceruloplasmin, posing diagnostic difficulties. CASE R...
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