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Wilson's Disease Learning Center
Symptoms could include:
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Kayser-Fleischer ring
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Abnormal posture of arms and legs; Confusion or delirium; Dementia; Difficulty moving arms and legs, stiffness; Difficulty walking (ataxia) Emotional or behavioral changes; Enlargement of the abdomen (abdominal distention) Loss of IQ points (occas...
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Symptoms typically present between the ages of three and 60, with age 17 considered to be the average age a diagnosis is made. About half of all patients experience their first symptoms in the liver. The illness causes swelling and tenderness of t...
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WD is caused by errors in a gene located on chromosome 13, which produces a protein named ATP7B. Errors in the ATP7B gene produce a protein with decreased ability to bind copper. Unused copper is then absorbed back into the bloodstream where it is...
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Wilson disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Autosomal recessive refers to the pattern of inheritance where each parent carries a gene for the disease on one of his or her chromosome pairs. When each parent passes on the chromosom...
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Symptoms typically present between the ages of three and 60, with age 17 considered to be the average age a diagnosis is made. About half of all patients Copper deposits are visible as a ring around the iris in patients with Wilson disease. Copper...
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