Wilson's Disease
Wilson disease is a genetic disease that prevents the body from removing extra copper. The body needs a small amount of copper from food to stay healthy. In Wilson disease, the liver does not filter copper correctly and copper builds up in the liver, brain, eyes, and other organs. Over time, high copper levels can cause life-threatening organ damage.
Wilson disease is caused by an inherited autosomal recessive mutation in the ATP7B gene. In an autosomal recessive disease, the child has to inherit the gene mutation from both parents to have an increased likelihood for the disease. Then the child has a 25% chance of inheritance. If the child only inherits it from one parent then that child will become a "carrier".
The signs and symptoms of Wilson disease vary, depending on what organs of the body are affected. Wilson disease is present at birth but will not have any affect on the person till the copper has built up in the organs.
Some symptoms are weakness, fatigue,feeling tired, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and jaundice, a condition that cause the skin and white of eyes to turn yellow.
The signs and symptoms of Wilson disease vary, depending on what organs of the body are affected. Wilson disease is present at birth but will not have any affect on the person till the copper has built up in the organs.
Some symptoms are weakness, fatigue,feeling tired, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and jaundice, a condition that cause the skin and white of eyes to turn yellow.
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