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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology1997

Comparative study of biliary trace elements and clinical phenotypes in Wilson's disease.

M S Ren, Y X Fan, R M Yang, Y Z Han, G J Wu, Y R Xin, L Yu

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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M S RenMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
Y X FanMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
R M YangMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
Y Z HanMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
G J WuMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
Y R XinMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
L YuMing-Shan Ren, Ren-Min Yang, Yong-Zhu Han, Institute of Neurology, Teaching Hospital, Anhui College of TCM, Hefei 230031, Anhui Province, China.
Fudan University · CNUniversité de Rouen Normandie · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo further explore the etiological mechanism of Wilson's disease (WD) by comparing the changes of biliary trace elements and its clinical phenotype.

methodsWD patients with different types and conditions (n = 20), non-WD patients with chronic liver damage (n = 22), and healthy volunteers (n = 10; used as controls) were studied. Biliary samples were taken by duodenal drainage. Atom absorption spectrophotometer was used to assay the copper and zinc content of each sample.

resultsIn WD, the copper content and copper/zinc ratio of biliary juice were evidently lower than those of non-WD patients with chronic liver damage and of healthy controls (F = 14.76, 25.4; 14.92, 26.2 respectively; P < 0.01), while the biliary zinc level had no significant difference from the two non-WD control groups (P > 0.05). There were significant differences in biliary copper excretion among patients with different types and conditions (F = 3.75, P < 0.05; F = 6.20, P < 0.01).

conclusionCopper excretion by liver and the biliary system decreases obviously in WD, which plays a key role in the phenotypic copper retention, and the biliary copper retention is closely related with the severity of hepatic injury and illness.

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BileCopperDuodenal drainageWilson’s diseaseZinc

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