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Wilson’s Disease

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Ergebnisse der Inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde

Part of the book series: Ergebnisse der Inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde ((KINDERHEILK. NF,volume 7))

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During the past decade Wilson’s disease has become one of the most intensively studied neurological disorders. The current perfervid interest in this condition almost certainly stems from recent investigations on copper metabolism which have shed light on the pathogenesis of this otherwise esoteric and seemingly unimportant disease.

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    A. G. Bearn & H. G. Kunkel

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Bearn, A.G., Kunkel, H.G. (1956). Wilson’s Disease. In: Heilmeyer, L., Schoen, R., Glanzmann, E., De Rudder, B. (eds) Ergebnisse der Inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde. Ergebnisse der Inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-94663-9_4

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