See Also: Wilson disease(medicine)
Wilson's Disease(health)
Wilson disease(encyclopedia)
Wilson's disease(medicine)
Disease, Wilson(health)
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease(medicine)
Disease, Kimmelstiel-Wilson(health)
Wilson, (James) Harold, Baron Wilson (of Rievaulx)(encyclopedia)
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Wilson's Disease (health)


A genetic disorder where the copper metabolism is abnormal, leading to copper accumulation in the liver, resulting in hepatitis and chronic hepatic injury, and in the brain, resulting in psychiatric and neurologic symptoms. Wilson´s disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. The disease is fatal unless treated. Penicillamine is the drug mostly used in the treatment of this disease.