The genetics of Wilson disease

IJ Chang, SH Hahn - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2017 - Elsevier
Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal-recessive disorder of hepatocellular copper
deposition caused by pathogenic variants in the copper-transporting gene, ATP7B. Early …

Wilson's disease: an update

SK Das, K Ray - Nature clinical practice Neurology, 2006 - nature.com
Wilson's disease (WD) is an inborn error of copper metabolism caused by a mutation to the
copper-transporting gene ATP7B. The disease has an autosomal recessive mode of …

Clinical presentation, diagnosis and long-term outcome of Wilson's disease: a cohort study

U Merle, M Schaefer, P Ferenci, W Stremmel - Gut, 2007 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Wilson's disease is a rare inborn disease related to copper storage, leading to
liver cirrhosis and neuropsychological deterioration. Clinical data on larger cohorts are …

Regional distribution of mutations of the ATP7B gene in patients with Wilson disease: impact on genetic testing

P Ferenci - Human genetics, 2006 - Springer
Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of copper metabolism. The
Wilson disease gene codes for a copper transporting P-type ATPase (ATP7B). Molecular …

Wilson's disease: clinical practice guidelines of the Indian national association for study of the liver, the Indian society of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and …

A Nagral, MS Sarma, J Matthai, PL Kukkle… - Journal of clinical and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Clinical practice guidelines for Wilson's disease (WD) have been published by the American
Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and European Association for the Study of the …

A review and current perspective on Wilson disease

M Patil, KA Sheth, AC Krishnamurthy… - Journal of clinical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Wilson disease is a rare, inherited autosomal recessive disease of copper metabolism and
may be more common where consanguinity is prevalent. Much has been known about the …

Geographic distribution of ATP7B mutations in Wilson disease

A Gomes, GV Dedoussis - Annals of human biology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Geographic distribution of ATP7B mutations in different populations. Objective: To
summarise common mutations in the ATP7B gene and graphically illustrate their prevalence …

Wilson's disease: facing the challenge of diagnosing a rare disease

A Sánchez-Monteagudo, E Ripollés, M Berenguer… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Wilson disease (WD) is a rare disorder caused by mutations in ATP7B, which leads to the
defective biliary excretion of copper. The subsequent gradual accumulation of copper in …

Wilson disease: not just a copper disorder. Analysis of a Wilson disease model demonstrates the link between copper and lipid metabolism

D Huster, S Lutsenko - Molecular BioSystems, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper is an essential nutrient required for normal growth and development in many
organisms. In humans, the disruption of normal copper absorption and excretion is …

Management perspective of Wilson's disease: early diagnosis and individualized therapy

XZ Yuan, RM Yang, XP Wang - Current Neuropharmacology, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Wilson's disease (WD) is an inherited disease caused by mutations in ATP7B and is
characterized by the pathological accumulation of copper in the liver and brain. Common …