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Renal salt-wasting syndrome with tubular copper deposition in a heterozygous ATP7B carrier: a case report.
BMC nephrology - 28 Apr 2026
Lin Lin, Zhang Jian, Xie Qiwen, Li Caifeng, Jin Shi, Ding Xiaoqiang, Teng Jie, Wang Jialin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: ATP7B mutations classically lead to Wilson’s disease, characterized by hepatic and neurological involvement due to systemic copper overload. However, renal-limited phenotypes are extremely rare, easily overlooked and clinically diverse. Here, we report a woman carrying a heterozygous ATP7B variant who presented with isolated salt-wasting syndrome, marked renal copper deposition. CASE PRESENTATION: We...
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