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Genetic Disorders

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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WILSON'S DISEASE

A GENETIC DISORDER
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SYMPTOMS

  • Yellow skin
  • Vomiting blood
  • Seizures
  • Dementia
  • Difficulty moving arms and legs & Jerky movements
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MORE INFOMATION

+ MEDICATION THAT REMOVES THE EXCESS COPPER FROM BODY.
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MORE INFOMATION

+ MIGHT NEED A LIVER TRANSPLANT
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CAUSE OF DISEASE

  • Caused by mutations in the Wilson's disease protein
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HOW A PERSON INHERITS THE DISEASE

  • Both parents must carry one genetic mutation
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FIVE INTERSTING FACTS

  • Equally occurs in men and women
  • Most people with the disease don't have relatives with it
  • Symptoms show normally between 6 and 20 years
  • Liver transplants can be a sucessful cure
  • Physical therapy can helps
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