Wilson's disease: Presymptomatic patients and Kayser-Fleischer rings

Ophthalmic Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-85

  Rodman, Richard ^a,c   Burnstine, Michael ^a   Esmaeli, Bita ^a   Sugar, Alan ^a   Martonyi, Csaba ^a   Johnson, Virginia ^b   Brewer, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Cornea; Kayser Fleischer ring; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPPER METABOLISM; CORNEA DISEASE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE LEVEL; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0030807669     PISSN: 01676784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13816819709057119     Document Type: Article

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