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Hepatolenticular degeneration (medical condition): Wilson disease, or hepatolenticular degeneration, is a...more »
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Hepatolenticular degeneration: a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Hepatolenticular degeneration: A rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by the deposition of copper in the BRAIN; LIVER; CORNEA; and other organs. It is caused by defects in the ATP7B gene encoding copper-transporting ATPase 2 (EC 3.6.3.4), also known as the Wilson disease protein. The overload of copper inevitably leads to progressive liver and neurological dysfunction such as LIVER CIRRHOSIS; TREMOR; ATAXIA and intellectual deterioration. Hepatic dysfunction may precede neurologic dysfunction by several years.
Source: Diseases Database
Hepatolenticular degeneration: rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by the deposition of copper in the brain, liver, cornea and other organs; clinical features include liver cirrhosis, liver failure, splenomegaly, tremor, bradykinesia, dysarthria, chorea, muscle rigidity, Kayser-Fleischer rings (pigmented corneal lesions), ataxia and intellectual deterioration; hepatic dysfunction may precede neurologic dysfunction by several years.
Source: CRISP
Hepatolenticular degeneration: A rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by the deposition of copper in the BRAIN; LIVER; CORNEA; and other organs. It is caused by defects in the ATP7B gene encoding copper-transporting ATPase 2 (EC 3.6.3.4), also known as the Wilson disease protein. The overload of copper inevitably leads to progressive liver and neurological dysfunction such as LIVER CIRRHOSIS; TREMOR; ATAXIA and intellectual deterioration. Hepatic dysfunction may precede neurologic dysfunction by several years.
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hepatolenticular degeneration:
Hepatolenticular degeneration is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hepatolenticular degeneration, or a subtype of Hepatolenticular degeneration,
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 if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hepatolenticular degeneration as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Hepatolenticular degeneration: Another name for Wilson's Disease (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Wilson's Disease
»Symptoms of Wilson's Disease
»Causes of Wilson's Disease
»Treatments for Wilson's Disease
Hepatolenticular degeneration: Hepatolenticular degeneration is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the causes of Hepatolenticular degeneration are included in the list below:
Read more about causes of Hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's Disease)
Some of the symptoms of Hepatolenticular degeneration incude:
See full list of 84 symptoms of Hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's Disease)
Treatments for Hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's Disease) include:
See full list of 14 treatments for Hepatolenticular degeneration
Treatment of Hepatolenticular degeneration: For more treatment information about Hepatolenticular degeneration, see treatment of Wilson's Disease (Hepatolenticular degeneration)
Wilson's Disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport, resulting in copper accumulation and toxicity to the liver and brain. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)
Wilson's disease causes the body to retain copper. The liver of a person who has Wilson's... (Source: excerpt from Wilson's Disease: NIDDK)
Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. Although the ... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Wilson's Disease Information Page: NINDS)
These medical disease topics may be related to Hepatolenticular degeneration:
Source: Diseases Database
Source - NIH
Source - CRISP
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - MeSH 2007
Source - CRISP
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source: CRISP
Source: CRISP
The following list attempts to classify Hepatolenticular degeneration into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source: Diseases Database
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