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Wilson's disease  

Definition

  • Wilson's Disease (WD) is a genetically inherited disorder that affects the way the human body metabolizes copper. Copper is essential to body metabolism and when there is too much or too little, problems arise. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Wilson's Disease]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SWMH3VSF-8

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