Open AccessWilson's Disease; Thepaeutic Evaluation of Patients Attending Baghdad Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Ahmed Kh. Mohammed,
Akram Ajeel Najeeb,
Wafaa F. Tawfeeq
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
magallaẗ kulliyyaẗ al-rāfidayn al-ǧāmi'aẗ al-'ulūm/maǧallaẗ kulliyyaẗ al-rāfidayn al-ǧāmiʻaẗ li-l-ʻulūm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2790-2293
pISSN - 1681-6870
DOI - 10.55562/jrucs.v33i1.309
Subject(s) - life expectancy , copper metabolism , disease , medicine , pediatrics , copper , surgery , physiology , chemistry , environmental health , population , organic chemistry
Wilson’s disease (WD) is an inherited defectin copper metabolism that causes accumulation of copper in various body organs. It is a potentially curable; if it is diagnosed promptly and treated consistently. Normal life expectancy can be achieved with available treatment.