Zinc monotherapy is effective in Wilson’s disease patients with mild liver disease diagnosed in childhood: a retrospective study

BACKGROUND: Wilson’s disease (WD) evolves rapidly and is fatal if untreated. The treatment of WD patients with mild liver disease is not clearly defined. To address this issue, we evaluated long-term outcomes of three treatment regimens (D-penicillamine, zinc or both) in patients diagnosed in childh...

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Published in:Orphanet J Rare Dis
Main Authors: Ranucci, Giusy, Di Dato, Fabiola, Spagnuolo, Maria Immacolata, Vajro, Pietro, Iorio, Raffaele
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4234980/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24661374
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-9-41
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