Wilson disease

A Członkowska, T Litwin, P Dusek, P Ferenci… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
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 …

Copper-related diseases: from chemistry to molecular pathology

G Crisponi, VM Nurchi, D Fanni, C Gerosa… - Coordination chemistry …, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to give a general view on the current status of the scientific basis for
the role of copper in human health and disease, outlining the roles of copper in human …

[PDF][PDF] Re‐evaluation of the diagnostic criteria for Wilson disease in children with mild liver disease

E Nicastro, G Ranucci, P Vajro, A Vegnente… - Hepatology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The diagnosis of Wilson disease (WD) is challenging, especially in children. Early detection
is desirable in order to avoid dramatic disease progression. The aim of our study was to re …

[HTML][HTML] Wilson's disease: A review of what we have learned

KI Rodriguez-Castro, FJ Hevia-Urrutia… - World journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Wilson's disease (WD), which results from the defective ATP7B protein product, is
characterized by impaired copper metabolism and its clinical consequences vary from an …

Long‐term follow‐up of Wilson disease: natural history, treatment, mutations analysis and phenotypic correlation

R Bruha, Z Marecek, L Pospisilova… - Liver …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims: Wilson disease (WD) is an inherited disorder of copper metabolism.
When treated, the outcome can be excellent, although the long‐term survival has yet to be …

Update on the clinical management of Wilson's disease

P Hedera - The application of clinical genetics, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Wilson's disease (WD), albeit relatively rare, is an important genetic metabolic disease
because of highly effective therapies that can be lifesaving. It is a great imitator and requires …

[PDF][PDF] Next generation sequencing in pediatric hepatology and liver transplantation

E Nicastro, L D'Antiga - Liver Transplantation, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Next generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the analysis of human genetic
variations, offering a highly cost‐effective way to diagnose monogenic diseases (MDs) …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics and epigenetic factors of Wilson disease

V Medici, JM LaSalle - Annals of Translational Medicine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Wilson disease (WD) is a complex condition due to copper accumulation mainly in the liver
and brain. The genetic base of WD is represented by pathogenic mutations of the copper …

Systems biology approach to Wilson's disease

JL Burkhead, LW Gray, S Lutsenko - Biometals, 2011 - Springer
Wilson's disease (WD) is a severe disorder of copper misbalance, which manifests with a
wide spectrum of liver pathology and/or neurologic and psychiatric symptoms. WD is caused …

Truncating mutations in the Wilson disease gene ATP7B are associated with very low serum ceruloplasmin oxidase activity and an early onset of Wilson disease

U Merle, KH Weiss, C Eisenbach, S Tuma… - BMC …, 2010 - Springer
Background Mutations in the gene ATP7B cause Wilson disease, a copper storage disorder
with a high phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. We aimed to evaluate …