Genetically confirmed wilson disease in a 9-month old boy with elevations of aminotransferases

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 156-159

  Kim, Joo Whee ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^b   Seo, Jeong Kee ^a   Ko, Jae Sung ^a   Chang, Ju Young ^a   Yang, Hye Ran ^a   Kang, Kyung Hoon ^a  

^a Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Hepatolenticular degeneration; Molecular genetics; Mutation; Wilson disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879190000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i3.156     Document Type: Article

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