Erschienen in:
03.01.2021 | Editorial
Diagnosis for Wilson disease: this disease may not be a rare disease
verfasst von:
Masaru Harada
Erschienen in:
Journal of Gastroenterology
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Ausgabe 1/2021
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Excerpt
Wilson disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder of abnormal copper metabolism. Until now the estimated prevalence of Wilson disease has been considered about 1 in 30,000 [
1,
2]. Previously, physicians sometimes disregarded this disease. Recently, many physicians recognize this disease. The diagnosis of Wilson disease is based on a combination of clinical features, serum ceruloplasmin concentration, urinary copper excretion, examination of Kayser-Fleischer ring, measurement of hepatic copper contents and genetic analysis of
ATP7B [
1‐
3]. There are some guidelines for the diagnosis of this disease and many patients are diagnosed without genetic analysis of
ATP7B [
1,
2]. Some patients may be excluded as different hepatic diseases without genetic analysis of
ATP7B. …