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An unusual presentation of copper metabolism disorder and a possible connection with Niemann-Pick type C.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Apr 2011
Goez Helly R, Jacob Francois D, Fealey Robert D, Patterson Marc C, Ramaswamy Vijay, Persad Rabin, Johnson Edward S, Yager Jerome Y
Abstract excerpt
Abnormal copper metabolism has been linked with neurological disorders, such as Wilson and Menkes disease. Another disorder causing symptoms similar to copper metabolism disorder is Niemann-Pick type C. However, a definite pathophysiological connection between Niemann-Pick type C and copper metabolism disorders has never been established. The authors present an adolescent with an unusual presentation of copper...
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