2024
Non-ceruloplasmin copper and urinary copper in clinically stable Wilson disease: Alignment with recommended targets
Ott P, Sandahl T, Ala A, Cassiman D, Couchonnal-Bedoya E, Cury R, Czlonkowska A, Denk G, D’Inca R, de Assis Aquino Gondim F, Moore J, Poujois A, Twardowschy C, Weiss K, Zuin M, Kamlin C, Schilsky M. Non-ceruloplasmin copper and urinary copper in clinically stable Wilson disease: Alignment with recommended targets. JHEP Reports 2024, 6: 101115. PMID: 39139457, PMCID: PMC11321293, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-ceruloplasmin-bound copperUrinary copper excretionD-penicillamine therapyRecommended target rangeWD patientsWilson's diseaseSigns of copper deficiencyD-penicillamineBiochemical signsCopper excretionTarget rangeClinically stable diseaseTreatment of WDTreatment of patientsAnalysis of liver enzymesCopper deficiencyStable diseaseMaintenance therapyScreening visitUrinary copperTreated WDHealthy controlsNormal rangeProtein speciationRecommended targets
2018
Introduction to Copper Metabolism and Wilson Disease
To U, Schilsky M. Introduction to Copper Metabolism and Wilson Disease. Clinical Gastroenterology 2018, 1-16. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91527-2_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWilson's diseaseLiver cellsChronic inflammatory stateInflammatory stateCurrent therapiesFurther injuryPsychiatric symptomsCell injuryCellular injurySmall intestineInjuryDietary copperOxidative stressCopper accumulationIron metabolismLiverProtein ceruloplasminGenetic disordersMitochondrial functionAppropriate homeostasisCopper metabolismExpression of genesEssential trace elementDiseaseCopper deficiency