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Degeneración hepatolenticular
Un examen de los ojos con lámpara de hendidura puede mostrar:
Un examen físico puede mostrar signos de:
Los exámenes de laboratorio pueden abarcar:
Si hay problemas hepáticos, los exámenes de laboratorio pueden encontrar:
Otros exámenes pueden abarcar:
Se ha identificado el gen responsable de la enfermedad de Wilson y se denomina ATP7B. Ya hay disponibilidad de pruebas de ADN para este gen. Sin embargo, las pruebas son complicadas, debido a que diversos grupos étnicos pueden tener cambios (mutaciones) diferentes en este gen.
Kaler SG. Wilson's disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 230.
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