Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson's disease

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-19

  Schilsky, Michael L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Liver transplantation; Treatment; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

PENICILLAMINE; TETRATHIOMOLYBDIC ACID; TRIENTINE; ZINC;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; WILSON DISEASE;

CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036204701     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2002.1r069.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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