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Clinical and genetic characterization of a large cohort of patients with Wilson's disease in China.
Translational neurodegeneration - 28 Feb 2022
Zhang Shijie, Yang Wenming, Li Xiang, Pei Pei, Dong Ting, Yang Yue, Zhang Jing
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BACKGROUND: Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism caused by ATP7B (encoding a copper-transporting P-type ATPase) variants that shows various characteristics according to race and geographical region. This study was aimed to provide a comprehensive analysis of ATP7B variants in China and to investigate a plausible role of common variants in WD manifestations. METHODS: A...
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