A critical evaluation of copper metabolism in Indian Wilson's disease children with special reference to their phenotypes and relatives.

doi:10.1007/BF02784267

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A critical evaluation of copper metabolism in Indian Wilson's disease children with special reference to their phenotypes and relatives.

Biological trace element research - 1 Nov 1998

Prasad R, Kaur G, Walia B N

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Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper accumulation in various organs, with most common clinical manifestations such as hepatic, neurological, and renal dysfunctions. Serum copper and ceruloplasmin in Wilson's disease were significantly lower as compared to normals, control...

Topics

Adolescent
Ceruloplasmin
Child
Child, Preschool
Copper
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Family
Female
Hepatolenticular Degeneration
Humans
India
Male
Phenotype
Spectrophotometry, Atomic

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