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Wilson disease in a 19-year-old female

14 Dec 2023

The patient was not on any regular prescription • The clinical spectrum of liver disease can range from medications, herbal medications or dietary supplements, and asymptomatic to acute liver failure or cirrhosis; adults may reported infrequent use of alcohol. [...] First-degree relatives of patients with Wilson disease resemble paranoia, depression or schizophrenia.3 Kayser– should be screened either through genetic testing, if disease- Fleischer rings, which represent copper deposits in the Descemet specific mutations are identified in the proband, or by clinical and membrane of the cornea, are a pathognomonic finding of Wilson biochemical assessment for si. [...] A multidisciplinary approach to hepatocyte transport protein ATP7B gene, which impairs biliary the diagnosis and management of Wilson disease: executive summary of the 2022 Practice Guidance on Wilson disease from the American Association for copper excretion and leads to copper accumulation in tissue. [...] Liver critically for important intellectual content, gave final approval of the version biopsy can aid in diagnosis through quantification of hepatic to be published and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work. [...] copper deposition and assessment of the stage of liver injury.
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