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Rare complication of hepatocellular carcinoma in Wilson's disease
JGH Open, 2021 The complication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Wilson's disease is rare. Wilson's disease treatment using D‐penicillamine (DPA) is useful to prevent HCC occurrence; however, it also causes iron accumulation and synergistic radical formation in the
Marina Ohkoshi‐Yamada +3 more
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Pulmonary Hypertension as an Initial Presentation of Wilson’s Disease: A Case Report [PDF]
Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2020 Wilson’s disease is a rare genetic disorder, which is associated with clinical manifestations such as liver dysfunction, psychological and neurological issues, and specific laboratory findings demonstrating the increased urinary excretion of copper and ...
Fariba Rezaeetalab, Mahnaz Mozdourian
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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2013 Wilson s disease (WD) is a genetically determined, autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism. The gene ATP7B encodes a copper carrier that both transports copper from hepatocyte to bile and ceruloplasmin copper incorporation.
Vojislav N. Perisic
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Nephrotic syndrome after treatment with D-penicillamine in a patient with Wilson’s disease
Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2014 Wilson’s disease is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder of copper balance leading to accumulation of copper mainly in liver and brain result from absent or reduced function of copper-transporting P-type ATPase.
Kostadinova Anna D. +3 more
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Elastography of the Liver in Wilson’s Disease
Diagnostics, 2023 Staging of liver fibrosis is of special significance in Wilson’s disease as it determines the patient’s prognosis and treatment. Histopathological examination is a standard method for fibrosis assessment; however, non-invasive methods like transient ...
Piotr Nehring +2 more
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Liver transplantation for Wilson's disease: our experience with review of the literature
Annals of Hepatology, 2003 Background/Aims: Orthotopic liver transplantation is being used with more frequency as the treatment for Wilson's disease. The experience at the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran with orthotopic liver transplantation for
Eitan Podgaetz, MD, Carlos Chan, MD
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Relative exchangeable copper: A highly specific and sensitive biomarker for Wilson disease diagnosis
JHEP ReportsBackground & Aims: Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by copper accumulation in various organs, primarily the liver and brain. Standard assessment of copper metabolism includes total serum copper, serum ceruloplasmin,
Nouzha Djebrani-Oussedik +8 more
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Unilateral K-F ring in Wilson’s disease
GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2023 Wilson’s disease, also called hepatolenticular degeneration, has varied clinical manifestations and poses diagnostic challenges. Kayser-Fleischer ring, when present, is considered pathognomic of Wilson’s disease.
Hegde, Shruti P. +1 more
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Neuropsychiatric disorders in Wilson’s disease: literature review
Neurologijos seminarai, 2023 Wilson’s disease is a rare autosomal recessive disease due to the pathogenic mutations in the ATP7B gene that causes impaired copper excretion in the liver and its accumulation in tissues and organs.
S. Galnaitytė, A. Musneckis
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Construction of diagnostic prediction model for Wilson's disease
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 BackgroundWilson's disease, also known as hepatolenticular degeneration, is a rare human autosomal recessive inherited disorder of copper metabolism. The clinical manifestations are diverse, and the diagnosis and treatment are often delayed.
Yao Wang +4 more
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