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Wilson Disease

Introduction: Wilson Disease

Description of Wilson Disease

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

Wilson Disease: Related Topics

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Wilson Disease: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Wilson Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Wilson Disease, or a subtype of Wilson Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Wilson Disease as a Disease

Wilson Disease: 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

Wilson Disease: Related Diseases

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

Causes of Wilson Disease

Some of the causes of Wilson Disease 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

Symptoms of Wilson Disease (Wilson's Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Wilson Disease incude:

Various neurological and behavioral symptoms - from copper damage to the brain; may be the first symptoms seen in about 60% of cases:

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

Treatments for Wilson Disease (Wilson's Disease)

Treatments for Wilson Disease (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 Wilson Disease

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

Wilson Disease: 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 toxicity to the liver and brain. (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... (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... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Wilson's Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Wilson Disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Wilson Disease:

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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Hepatolenticular degeneration

Source - NIH

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