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Wilson's disease.
Prilozi (Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Oddelenie za medicinski nauki) - 1 Jan 2014
Loudianos Georgios, Lepori Maria Barbara, Mameli Eva, Dessì Valentina, Zappu Antonietta
Abstract excerpt
Wilson's disease (WD) is a disorder of copper transport resulting from the defective function of a copper transporting P-type ATPase, ATP7B. The WD incidence is approximately 1/50-10,000 live births worldwide. Clinical manifestations of WD may be of any kind, but usually the symptoms of presentation are hepatic or neuropsychiatric, with a vast range of disturbances for both groups of symptoms. In children,...
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