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Zinc gluconate for Wilson disease [PDF]
Clinical Parkinsonism & Related DisordersDue to financial constraints, a patient with Wilson disease required transitioning his maintenance pharmacotherapy from zinc acetate to zinc gluconate.
Mark S. LeDoux
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Lancet, The, 2007 In the almost 100 years since Wilson's description of the illness that now bears his name, tremendous advances have been made in our understanding of this disorder. The genetic basis for Wilson's disease - mutation within the ATP7B gene - has been identified.
Aftab Ala, Ann P Walker
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Wilson disease in a Nigerian child: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Wilson disease is rarely reported among African children. This report describes the second case report of a Nigerian child with Wilson disease in three decades.
Esezobor Christopher +3 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2018 Wilson disease (WD) is a potentially treatable, inherited disorder of copper metabolism that is characterized by the pathological accumulation of copper. WD is caused by mutations in ATP7B, which encodes a transmembrane copper-transporting ATPase, leading to impaired copper homeostasis and copper overload in the liver, brain and other organs.
Członkowska, Anna +8 more
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Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2003 Wilson disease is a rare disorder of copper metabolism that results in accumulation of copper in the liver and subsequently in other organs, mainly the central nervous system and the kidneys. Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease are discussed, with the emphasis that this is a disease of children, adolescents, and young adults.
Mounif El-Youssef
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Are the new genetic tools for diagnosis of Wilson disease helpful in clinical practice?Key points
JHEP Reports, 2020 Summary: The diagnosis of Wilson disease is not always easy. For many patients, a combination of tests reflecting disturbed copper metabolism may be needed. Testing for ATP7B variants has become part of the routine diagnostic approach.
Carmen Espinós, Peter Ferenci
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Electro convulsive therapy in psychiatric manifestations in Wilson′s disease
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2013 Wilson′s disease occurs due to an inborn error of metabolism. Psychiatric symptoms are often the first manifestation of the disease and can obscure the diagnosis. There are five neuropsychiatric symptoms clusters established for Wilson′s disease patients:
Parth Vaishnav, H A Gandhi
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Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology, 2019 Wilson disease (WD) is an inherited disorder of copper metabolism. The resultant defective handling of copper results in toxic effects on the hepatocytes and increased copper in the circulation. Copper accumulates in other organ sites especially the central nervous system.
Joseph Jankovic +5 more
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Clinical presentations of Wilson disease. [PDF]
Annals of Translational Medicine, 2019 The main presenting features of Wilson disease, many of which mimic common hepatic and neurologic disorders, are discussed. There is a need for specialists in these and related fields to be aware of hints from within and, more importantly, outside their ...
S. Shribman, T. Warner, J. Dooley
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Wilson – Konovalov Disease: Clinical Cases with Different Manifestations and Outcomes
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2023 Аim: to describe clinical cases of Wilson – Konovalov disease in pediatric patients.Key points. The first clinical case demonstrates the manifestation of Wilson – Konovalov disease with unexplained mild elevation of aminotransferases at the age of 6 ...
O. V. Samodova +2 more
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