Article
ATP7B variant penetrance explains differences between genetic and clinical prevalence estimates for Wilson disease.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 2020
Wallace Daniel F, Dooley James S
Abstract excerpt
Wilson disease (WD) is a genetic disorder of copper metabolism caused by variants in the copper transporting P-type ATPase gene ATP7B. Estimates for WD population prevalence vary with 1 in 30,000 generally quoted. However, some genetic studies have reported much higher prevalence rates. The aim of this study was to estimate the population prevalence of WD and the pathogenicity/penetrance of WD variants by...
Topics
- Copper
- Copper-Transporting ATPases
- Databases, Nucleic Acid
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Hepatolenticular Degeneration
- Humans
- Penetrance
- Prevalence
