[Advances in the molecular diagnosis of Wilson's disease].

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Wilsońs disease is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by toxic copper accumulation in the liver and subsequently in the brain and other organs. Clinical diagnosis is based on the detection of low serum ceruloplasmin concentrations, increased urinary copper excretion, Kayser-Fleisher rings in the cornea, and/or high copper levels in hepatic tissue. Diagnosis can be difficult when the typical symptoms of...

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