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From clinical and biochemical to molecular genetic diagnosis of Wilson disease in Latvia.
Genetika - 1 Oct 2008
Krumina A, Keiss J, Sondore V, Chernushenko A, Cernevska G, Zarina A, Micule I, Piekuse L, Kreile M, Lace B, Krumina Z, Rozentale B
Abstract excerpt
Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism characterized by hepatic and/or neurological damage. More than 300 mutations in the gene ATP7B causing this defect have been reported. The data on correlation between WD patient genotypes and clinical presentation are controversial. In this paper the results of ATP7B mutation analysis by testing for mutation H1069Q and direct sequencing...
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