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Effects of copper supplementation on the structure and content of elements in kidneys of mosaic mutant mice.
Biological trace element research - 1 Aug 2010
Lenartowicz Małgorzata, Windak Renata, Tylko Grzegorz, Kowal Małgorzata, Styrna Józefa
Abstract excerpt
Menkes disease is an effect of ATP7A gene mutation in humans, coding the Cu-ATP-ase which is essential in intestinal copper absorption and its subsequent transfer to circulation. This mutation results in a deficiency of copper in all tissues except the epithelia of intestine and kidney tubules. Subcutaneous injection of copper ions is the main therapy for Menkes patients. Mosaic (Atp7a(mo-ms)) mice closely...
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