A survey of Japanese patients with Menkes disease from 1990 to 2003: Incidence and early signs before typical symptomatic onset, pointing the way to earlier diagnosis

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 473-478

  Gu, Y H ^a   Kodama, H ^a   Shiga, K ^a   Nakata, S ^a   Yanagawa, Y ^a   Ozawa, H ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shimada Ryoiku Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; COPPER METABOLISM; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENKES SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

AGE FACTORS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944380178     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10545-005-0473-3     Document Type: Article

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