WILSON DISEASE

SYMPTOMS

• Jaundice-skin turns yellow or other white parts of your eyes
• Low levels of white blood cells
• Low levels of red blood cells
• High levels of protein, amino acids and uris acids in the urine
• Swelling in the abdomen

TREATMENT

• Removing the excess copper from the body
• Reducing intake of foods that are rich in copper
• Treating any liver or central nervous system damage
• Reduce the amount of copper in a normal diet
• For Wilson Disease you will need life long treatment.

Inheritance
To inherit Wilson Disease you will need to inherit mutated copies of a gene-one form each parent.

IMPACT ON FAMILY

• This disorder may cause fatal impacts of the liver
• Difficulty moving arms and legs
• Weakness
• Tremors in the hands and feet
• The symptoms may not be fatal but may leave many disabled body parts

SOURCES

• http://www.genome.gov/27532725
• http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/wilson/#treatment
• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/wilsons/wilsons.htm

Research on Wilson Disease
The NIH show the design for better therapies for this disorder.