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Wilson's Disease: Increased Aluminum in Liver
Author(s) -
Yasui Masayuki,
Yoshimasu Fumio,
Yase Yoshiro,
Uebayashi Yushiro
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1979.tb03194.x
Subject(s) - liver disease , medicine
Interaction of trace metal metabolism was studied in a patient with Wilson's dease. Atomic absorption analysis showed markedly increased urinary excretion of copper and aluminum and an increased aluminum content was found in the biopsied liver by neutron activation analysis. These findings suggest a complicated pathogenetic mechanism involving other metals besides copper in the Wilson's disease.