Cause of death in Wilson disease

Movement Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2216-2220

  Walshe, John M ^a,b  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Broom Lodge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caeruloplasmin; Late diagnosis; Malignancy; Other causes; Serum copper

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; DIMERCAPROL; PENICILLAMINE; TETRATHIOMOLYBDIC ACID; TRIENTINE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERULOPLASMIN; CHILD; COPPER; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 38049158328     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.21693     Document Type: Article

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