Article
Diverse functional properties of Wilson disease ATP7B variants.
Gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2012
Huster Dominik, Kühne Angelika, Bhattacharjee Ashima, Raines Lily, Jantsch Vanessa, Noe Johannes, Schirrmeister Wiebke, Sommerer Ines, Sabri Osama, Berr Frieder, Mössner Joachim, Stieger Bruno, Caca Karel, Lutsenko Svetlana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Wilson disease is a severe disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in ATP7B, which encodes a copper-transporting adenosine triphosphatase. The disease presents with a variable phenotype that complicates the diagnostic process and treatment. Little is known about the mechanisms that contribute to the different phenotypes of the disease. METHODS: We analyzed 28 variants of ATP7B from...
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