A Gene Therapy Approach to Improve Copper Metabolism and Prevent Liver Damage in a Mouse Model of Wilson Disease

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Wilson disease (WD), an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in a copper-transporting P-type ATPase (Atp7b), causes severe liver damage. This disease is currently treated with the lifelong use of copper chelation therapy, which has side effects and does not fix copper metabolism. Here, we thoroughly characterized a mouse model of WD, the toxic milk mouse, and used the model to test a gene therapy...

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