Wilson disease
Synonyms: Hepatolenticular degeneration
A rare genetic disorder of copper metabolism presenting with non-specific hepatic neurologic psychiatric or ophthalmologic manifestations due to impaired biliary copper excretion and consecutive excessive copper deposition in the body.
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