2008
Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease: An update
Roberts EA, Schilsky ML. Diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease: An update. Hepatology 2008, 47: 2089-2111. PMID: 18506894, DOI: 10.1002/hep.22261.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Survival after liver transplantation in patients with hepatic iron overload: the national hemochromatosis transplant registry.
Kowdley K, Brandhagen D, Gish R, Bass N, Weinstein J, Schilsky M, Fontana R, McCashland T, Cotler S, Bacon B, Keeffe E, Gordon F, Polissar N. Survival after liver transplantation in patients with hepatic iron overload: the national hemochromatosis transplant registry. Gastroenterology 2005, 129: 494-503. PMID: 16083706, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastro.2005.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceCause of DeathCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsFemaleGenetic MarkersGenotypeHemochromatosisHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansIron OverloadLiver Function TestsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedMutationProbabilityPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexSurvival AnalysisConceptsHepatic iron overloadHepatic iron indexHepatic iron concentrationLiver transplantationIron overloadPosttransplantation survivalC282Y/H63D mutationsEnd-stage liver diseaseHFE gene testingHFE mutation statusLiver transplantation centerNon-HH patientsOrgan Sharing statusYear of transplantationWild-type patientsPostliver transplantationTransplant RegistryHazard ratioTransplantation centersUncontrolled studiesLiver diseasePoor outcomeUnited NetworkIron indicesEarly diagnosis
1994
Identification of the Wilson's disease gene: Clues for disease pathogenesis and the potential for molecular diagnosis
Schilsky M. Identification of the Wilson's disease gene: Clues for disease pathogenesis and the potential for molecular diagnosis. Hepatology 1994, 20: 529-533. PMID: 8045514, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840200235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYeast artificial chromosomesAmino acid homologyMenkes disease geneDisease genesCDNA clonesSingle marker intervalATPase geneArtificial chromosomesMarker intervalP-type ATPase familyCopper transportP-type ATPase genesWilson disease geneBinding regionsLinkage disequilibriumHeavy metal transportersATP-binding domainCandidate cDNA clonesGenetic mapping dataWD geneAutosomal recessive disorderOpen reading framePartial cDNA cloneMetal binding regionsHuman liver cDNA library