Impaired copper metabolism

Direct sequencing of mutations in the copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphate (ATP7B) gene for diagnosis and pathogenesis of Wilson’s disease

D. F. Zhang, Teng, J. F., Zhang, D. F., and Teng, J. F., Direct sequencing of mutations in the copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphate (ATP7B) gene for diagnosis and pathogenesis of Wilson’s disease, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphatase (ATP7B) has been identified as the pathogenic gene in hepatolenticular degeneration, or Wilson’s disease (WD). The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between genetic mutations and the clinical profile of WD, and to discuss the value of mutation examination in its diagnosis for providing a scientific basis for the development of a method to examine genetic mutations. Sixty-eight Chinese Han patients with WD and 20 controls were included in this study.

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