Copper-replacement treatment for symptomatic Menkes disease: Ethical considerations

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-283

  Sheela, S R ^a   Latha, M ^a   Liu, P ^b   Lem, K ^b   Kaler, Stephen G ^b  

^a Indira Gandhi Co operative Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper histidine; Medical ethics; Menkes disease; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; CLONAZEPAM; COPPER; CORTICOTROPIN; HISTIDINE; MENKES PROTEIN; PREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPREHENSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FAMILY COUNSELING; GENE MUTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INFANTILE SPASM; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENKES SYNDROME; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; BASE SEQUENCE; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CONSANGUINITY; COPPER; DECISION MAKING; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 23844490950     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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