Morbus Wilson

Wilson's disease is a recessively inherited disorder of copper metabolism t hat is accompanied by a toxic accumulation of copper. The "Wilson's disease gene" is located on chromosome 13, and is most certainly identical will, t he ATPase 7B protein. The exact localisation of the gene is still a matter of controversy, and more than 100 mutations are already known. With regard to diagnostic and treatment, the decades old standards continue to be valid .