WD

Introduction: WD

Description of WD

WD (medical condition): Wilson disease, or hepatolenticular degeneration, is a...more »

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Wilson's Disease:
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WD as a Disease

WD: Another name for Wilson's Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Wilson's Disease
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WD: Related Diseases

WD: WD is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Kidney conditions
• Liver conditions
• Chronic liver disease
• Systemic disorders
• Brain conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Mental health conditions
• Tremor conditions

Causes of WD

Some of the causes of WD are included in the list below:

• Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive inherited condition caused by mutations or deletions of the ATP7B protein encoded by chromosome subbands 13q14.3-q 21.1

Read more about causes of WD (Wilson's Disease)

Symptoms of WD (Wilson's Disease)

Some of the symptoms of WD incude:

• Various neurological and behavioral symptoms - from copper damage to the brain; may be the first symptoms seen in about 60% of cases:
  • Tremor
  • Rigidity of muscles
  • Muscle weakness
  • Muscle paralysis

See full list of 84 symptoms of WD (Wilson's Disease)

Treatments for WD (Wilson's Disease)

Treatments for WD (Wilson's Disease) include:

• Lifelong treatment
• Low-copper diet - avoid shellfish, chocolate, liver, mushrooms, nuts, and various other foods.
• Vitamin B6 supplements (pyridoxine)
• Zinc supplements
• Anti-copper agents

See full list of 14 treatments for WD

Treatment of WD: For more treatment information about WD, see treatment of Wilson's Disease (WD)

WD: Article Excerpts about Wilson's Disease

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Wilson's Disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport, resulting in copper accumulation and...(Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

Wilson's Disease: NIDDK (Excerpt)

Wilson's disease causes the body to retain copper. The liver of a person who has Wilson's disease does not release copper into bile... (Source: excerpt from Wilson's Disease: NIDDK)

NINDS Wilson's Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

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)

WD: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to WD:

• hepatolenticular degeneration
• copper metabolism
• ATP7B
• cirrhosis
• fulminant hepatic failure
• chronic liver disease
• hepatitis
• hepatic dysfunction
• basal ganglia degeneration
• Kayser-Fleischer ring
• chelation therapy
• transjugular intrahepatic shunting
• TIPS
• orthotopic liver transplantation

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