Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 4(60), p. 457-459, 2015
DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000000628
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Wilson disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the copper metabolism caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in the ATP-ase Cu(2+) transporting polypeptide (ATP7B) gene. The copper accumulation in different organs leads to the suspicion of Wilson disease. We describe a child with clinical zinc deficiency as presenting symptom of Wilson disease, which was confirmed by 2 mutations within the ATP7B gene and an increased copper excretion.