Menkes disease and Wilson disease: Two sides of the same copper coin: Part I: Menkes disease

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 147-158

  Menkes, John H ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracellular copper transport; Kinky' hair disease; Menkes disease; Wilson disease

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; COPPER ACETATE; COPPER CHLORIDE; COPPER SULFATE; ENZYME; GENE PRODUCT; HISTIDINE; PENICILLAMINE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CHROMOSOME XQ; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER METABOLISM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MENKES SYNDROME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0032812692     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(99)90048-X     Document Type: Article

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