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Disorders of Copper Metabolism in Children—A Problem too Rarely Recognized
Copper plays an important role in metabolic processes. Both deficiency and excess of this element have a negative effect and lead to pathological conditions. Copper is a cofactor of many enzymatic reactions.
Sabina Więcek, Justyna Paprocka
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Isolation of a partial candidate gene for Menkes disease by positional cloning
Isolation of a partial candidate gene for Menkes disease by positional ...
JA Paynter (14473296) +10 more
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ISOLATION OF CDNA CLONES OF THE MURINE HOMOLOG OF THE MENKES DISEASE GENE AND ANALYSIS OF THE MOTTLED ...
P LOCKHART (14577548) +7 more
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Pili Torti: A Clue to Life-threatening Illness – A Rare Case Report
Menkes kinky hair disease (MKHD) is a rare inherent error of copper metabolism presenting during early infancy with multi-system involvement. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality in early childhood.
Nikita M. Patel +3 more
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Menkes disease – a rare disorder requiring interdisciplinary management
Menkes disease is a rare, X-linked recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the ATP7A gene, resulting in defective copper transport. The clinical picture is dominated by early-onset neurological decline, connective tissue abnormalities,
Magdalena Jaworek +7 more
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Ethics in pre-ART genetics: a missed X-linked Menkes disease case. [PDF]
Gerdes AA, Møller LB, Horn N.
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Mutation analysis of the Menkes gene
Menkes disease is a copper deficiency caused by mutations in the Menkes gene, which encodes a copper-transporting protein. This study identified the causative mutations in several Menkes patients, which provided a diagnostic test for relatives and ...
Alanna Clare. Castelli (13784122)
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Metallothionein expression in placental tissue in Menkes' disease
Menkes' disease is a recessive X-linked disturbance of copper metabolism, resulting in accumulation of copper in several extra-hepatic tissues including the placenta.
Hærslev, T. +7 more
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IV. Wilson’s disease and Menkes disease
Copper is an essential transition metal that permits the facile transfer of electrons in a series of critical biochemical pathways. Menkes disease and Wilson’s disease are inherited disorders of copper metabolism resulting from the absence or ...
Mark Schaefer, Jonathan D. Gitlin
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Family Functioning of Primary Caregivers of Children with Menkes Disease. [PDF]
Rozensztrauch A, Dzien I, Śmigiel R.
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