Wilson's disease risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Commpn risk factors of Wilson’s disease include newborns of disease-carrier parents. Less common risk factors inlcude excess non-vegetarian diet.
Risk factors
Common risk factors of Wilson’s disease include the following:[1]
- Newborns of parents who are carriers of the disease
Less common risk factors of Wilson’s disease include:
- Excess non-vegetarian diet
References
- ↑ Bull PC, Thomas GR, Rommens JM, Forbes JR, Cox DW (1993). “The Wilson disease gene is a putative copper transporting P-type ATPase similar to the Menkes gene”. Nat Genet. 5 (4): 327–37. doi:10.1038/ng1293-327. PMID 8298639.
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