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6656620

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Abnormal copper metabolism has been described in some pigmentary retinopathies. Albinism is a manifestation of a metabolic disorder in which lack of pigmentation is a prominent feature and changes in the retinal pigment epithelium are found as well. We examined the blood and urine of two groups of patients, albino and control groups, for copper, zinc and ceruloplasmin in serum and copper excretion in urine. We found in the albino group, elevated values of ceruloplasmin which was highly significant when compared to the control group. The mean copper concentration in serum was found to be high as well. The urinary copper was distinctly elevated in four patients of the albino group. Therefore, our results suggest that there might be a primary abnormality of copper metabolism in these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0277-9382
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Copper metabolism study in oculocutaneous albinism.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article