Wilson's disease
noun
Wil·son's disease
ˈwil-sənz- 
: a hereditary disease that is characterized by excessive accumulation of copper in the body (as in the liver or brain) due to abnormal copper metabolism, is determined by an autosomal recessive gene, and is marked especially by liver dysfunction and neurologic disease
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Zinc also decreases the absorption of penicillamine, a medication used to decrease copper levels in Wilson's disease.
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Several conditions are also risk factors for acute liver failure, Johns Hopkins adds, including hepatitis, Wilson's disease, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and herpes simplex virus.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
Drugs that interact with zinc include certain antibiotics, penicillamine used for Wilson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis and the cancer treatment cisplatin.
—Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
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Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Several conditions are also risk factors for acute liver failure, Johns Hopkins adds, including hepatitis, Wilson's disease, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and herpes simplex virus.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2023
Drugs that interact with zinc include certain antibiotics, penicillamine used for Wilson's disease and rheumatoid arthritis and the cancer treatment cisplatin.
—Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
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Wilson's disease
noun
Wil·son's disease
ˈwil-sənz-
: a genetic disease that is characterized by the accumulation of copper in the body (as in the liver, brain, or cornea) due to abnormal copper metabolism associated with ceruloplasmin deficiency, that is inherited as an autosomal recessive gene, and that is marked especially by liver dysfunction and disease and neurologic or psychiatric symptoms (as tremors, slowness of speech, inappropriate behaviors, or personality changes)
called also hepatolenticular degeneration
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