Wilson's disease

Wilson’s disease is a rare genetic disorder that causes copper poisoning in the body. Find out how doctors diagnose and treat this condition.

Wilson’s disease is a rare genetic disorder that causes copper poisoning in the body. Find out how doctors diagnose and treat this condition.

Wilson's disease is a genetic disorder. It was first described in 1854 by British Neurologist Friedrich Theodor Von Frerichs and is named after Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson. "When the body cannot metabolize copper, dangerously high level of the metal accumulate in liver, kidney, brain, bones and eyes. The appearance of brown or green rings in the eyes (Kayser-Fleischer rings) are the most obvious symptoms of the disease." Figure 1: Wilson's Disease-Brown or Green rings in the Eyes…

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Wilson’s disease is a hereditary disorder that affects the body’s ability to regulate its copper absorption and storage.

Wilson’s disease (WD) is an inherited disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene. This condition is characterized by the accumulation of copper in the liver and other organs and tissues causing hepatic and neuropsychiatric manifestations. This paper reviews the diagnostic performance and limitations of the biochemical tests commonly used to detect this underdiagnosed disease. It also provides some recommendations and suggests a set of standardized laboratory…

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