Editorial for focused issue “Wilson Disease: from genetics to management of disease”
Wilson disease was previously called hepatolenticular degeneration. It is a rare inherited disorder preventing the body from removing copper via bile. Accordingly, copper builds up in liver and spills over to other organs, i.e., the basal ganglia of the brain.
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) Editorial |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2019
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Annals of translational medicine
Year: 2019, Jahrgang: 7, Heft: S2 |
| ISSN: | 2305-5847 |
| DOI: | 10.21037/atm.2018.12.06 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2018.12.06 Verlag: http://atm.amegroups.com/article/view/22837 
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| Verfasserangaben: | Ralf Weiskirchen, Wolfgang Stremmel |
| Zusammenfassung: | Wilson disease was previously called hepatolenticular degeneration. It is a rare inherited disorder preventing the body from removing copper via bile. Accordingly, copper builds up in liver and spills over to other organs, i.e., the basal ganglia of the brain. |
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| Beschreibung: | Gesehen am 06.11.2019 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2305-5847 |
| DOI: | 10.21037/atm.2018.12.06 |