Article
Hypoceruloplasminemia-related movement disorder without Kayser-Fleischer rings is different from Wilson disease and not involved in ATP7B mutation.
European journal of neurology - 1 Oct 2009
Lirong J, Jianjun J, Hua Z, Guoqiang F, Yuhao Z, Xiaoli P, Xiaomin Z, Yuwen Z, Yu M, Jie C, Jihong D, Yueshi M, Zhenyao M, Chunjiu Z
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between hypoceruloplasminemia-related movement disorder (HCMD) without Kayser-Fleischer rings in Wilson disease (WD) and ATP7B gene mutation. METHODS: Clinical feature, serum ceruloplasmin (CP), total serum copper, non-CP-bound serum copper (nCC), urine copper, and ATP7B gene sequence were investigated in 24 patients with HCMD. RESULTS: The patients with HCMD exhibited a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
