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A novel ATP7B gene mutation in a liver failure patient with normal ceruloplasmin and low serum alkaline phosphatase.
Gene - 15 Mar 2014
Chen Li, Li Xinhua, Zheng Zhiyong, Lu Xujiang, Lin Minghua, Pan Chen, Liu Jingfeng
Abstract excerpt
Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare disorder of copper metabolism resulting in accumulation of copper in liver and other organs. We present a liver failure patient, who was misdiagnosed for two years, with normal ceruloplasmin and low serum alkaline phosphatase. Molecular testing revealed a novel p.Ala982Thr mutation within ATP7B gene. The pathology of liver sample showed a large amount of copper deposition in the...
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