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Wilson''s disease is an inherited disorder in which there is too much copper in the body''s tissues. The excess copper damages the liver and nervous system.Wilson''s disease is a rare inherited disorder.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 7, 2008
Wilson disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes excess copper to accumulate in the body. Steadily increasing amounts of copper circulating in the blood are deposited primarily in the brain, liver, kidneys, and the cornea of the eyes.Under...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Wilson disease(WD) is an inherited disorder of copper metabolism, transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. This type of inheritance means unaffected parents who each carry the WD gene have a 25% risk in each pregnancy of having an affected chi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes excess copper to accumulate in the body. Steadily increasing amounts of copper circulating in the blood are deposited primarily in the brain, liver, kidneys, and the cornea of the eyes.Under...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Wilson disease is a rare, inherited disorder that causes excess copper to accumulate in the body. Steadily increasing amounts of copper circulating in the blood are deposited primarily in the brain, liver, kidneys, and the cornea of the eyes.Under...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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