Wilson's disease patients with normal ceruloplasmin levels

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-102

  Yüce, Aysel ^a   Koçak, Nurten ^a   Özen, Hasan ^a   Gürakan, Figen ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; URINE; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD; COPPER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0032600608     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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