Wilson disease in children: Analysis of 57 cases

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-77

  Manolaki, Nina ^a   Nikolopoulou, Georgia ^a   Daikos, George L ^b   Panagiotakaki, Eleni ^a   Tzetis, Maria ^b   Roma, Eleftheria ^a   Kanavakis, Emmanouel ^b   Syriopoulou, Vassiliki P ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ATP7B mutations; Diagnosis; Liver; Wilson disease

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; PENICILLAMINE; TRIENTINE; ZINC; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; CHELATING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; WILSON DISEASE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER LEVEL; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION; WILSON DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; LIVER; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; URINE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CERULOPLASMIN; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COPPER; FEMALE; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MUTATION; PENICILLAMINE;

EID: 63649133451     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31817d80b8     Document Type: Article

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