Menkes Disease: Menkes syndrome is an inborn error of metabolism that markedly decreases the cells' ability to absorb copper. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Menkes Disease.
Menkes Disease: Genetic disease of copper deficiency. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Menkes Disease is available below.
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Menkes syndrome is an inborn error of metabolism that markedly decreases the cells' ability to absorb copper. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Menkes disease is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder of copper metabolism. It is characterized by seizures, psychomotor deterioration, failure to thrive, temperature instability (hypothermia), and strikingly peculiar hair. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Menkes Disease Information Page: NINDS)
Menkes Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Menkes Disease, or a subtype of Menkes Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Menkes Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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