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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
We studied 2 of 4 affected boys with a new disease associated with abnormalities of copper metabolism. The four cases occurred in two generations of a family. This syndrome was similar to Menkes disease in some respects: X-linked recessive inheritance, marked psychomotor retardation with seizures, low serum copper and ceruloplasmin levels, and a block in gut copper absorption. There were also striking differences from Menkes disease. Patients had normal birthweight at term, no hypothermia, and survived beyond the usual Menkes age group with static neurologic disease including hypotonia and choreoathetosis. In addition, general examination of both children was unremarkable apart from undescended testes and growth retardation. The hair, facies, and skin were normal and there was no radiologic evidence of bony changes. Detailed studies of copper absorption were performed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0028-3878
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
852-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
An X-linked disease of the nervous system with disordered copper metabolism and features differing from Menkes disease.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports