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Six novel ATP7B mutations in Thai patients with Wilson disease.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Panichareon Benjaporn, Taweechue Krailerk, Thongnoppakhun Wanna, Aksornworanart Monthikan, Pithukpakorn Manop, Yenchitsomanus Pa-Thai, Limwongse Chanin, Limjindaporn Thawornchai
Abstract excerpt
WD is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport resulting in excessive copper deposition in the liver and brain. It is caused by defects of ATP7B encoding a copper transporting P-type ATPase. To identify the mutations in ATP7B in Thai patients with WD, DHPLC analysis was applied to dete...
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