Adherence, satisfaction, and quality of life in Wilson disease patients after switching to trientine tetrahydrochloride: observational data from a dual cohort study. [PDF]
BackgroundWilson disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder requiring lifelong treatment. Adherence to therapy is thus of utmost importance. We aimed to assess the change in treatment adherence and satisfaction in adult patients with WD after transitioning ...
Medici V +10 more
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TDMQ20 as A Drug Candidate for Wilson's Disease: Comparison with D-Penicillamine, Trientine, and Tetrathiomolybdate In Vitro and In Mice. [PDF]
Background/Objectives: The lifelong treatment of Wilson’s disease (WD) currently relies on copper chelators with relatively poor metal specificity, which frequently exhibit serious adverse effects.
Zhu Y +8 more
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Trientine Tetrahydrochloride, From Bench to Bedside: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Trientine tetrahydrochloride (TETA-4HCl, Cuvrior®) is a copper chelating agent with the active moiety triethylenetetramine (trientine), developed by Orphalan, Inc. to address the unmet needs in the treatment of Wilson disease.
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Exploring the potential of trientine tetrahydrochloride in the treatment of Wilson disease
Wilson disease is one of the uncommon, hereditary, slowly progressing, and autosomal recessive diseases that cause motion disorders. The pathogenesis of Wilson disease is attributed to the accumulation of copper in different parts of body mainly the ...
Nikita Sharma +2 more
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Introduction: Wilson disease (WD) is a rare metabolic disorder of copper metabolism, requiring life-long therapy, usually with D-penicillamine or trientine. This review compares their clinical effectiveness and safety.
Hafiz Muhammad Ehsan Arshad +5 more
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Role of Trientine in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Review of Mechanistic Aspects
Abnormality in myocardial copper homeostasis is believed to contribute to the development of cardiomyopathy. Trientine, a copper-chelating drug used in the management of patients with Wilson’s disease, demonstrates beneficial effects in patients with ...
Fitri Fareez Ramli +4 more
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Trientine or (N,N´-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine (TETA) is a copper chelator and used in Wilson’s disease, is aliphatic amine that does not have UV absorbing groups.
Mahsa Khodadadi, Ali Shayanfar
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Rationale and design of a randomised trial of trientine in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [PDF]
Aims Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterised by left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), myocardial fibrosis, enhanced oxidative stress and energy depletion. Unbound/loosely bound tissue copper II ions are powerful catalysts of oxidative stress and
Akhtar, Mohammed +23 more
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Advances in Treatment of Wilson Disease [PDF]
Background: Wilson disease (WD) is an inherited neurometabolic disorder that results in excessive copper deposition in the liver and the brain, affecting children and young adults. Without treatment the disease is invariably fatal.
Annu Aggarwal, Mohit Bhatt
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Case Report: Childhood Erythrocytosis due to Hypermanganesemia Caused by Homozygous <i>SLC30A10</i> Mutation. [PDF]
We present a rare case of erythrocytosis due to a homozygous SLC30A10 mutation, causative of Hypermanganesemia with Dystonia, Polycythemia, and Cirrhosis (HMDPC).
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