Wilson Disease

Description

Wilson disease is a very rare inherited multisystemic disease presenting non-specific neurological, hepatic, psychiatric or osseo-muscular manifestations due to excessive copper deposition in the body.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Wilson Disease

  • Intellectual disability
  • Growth delay
  • Neoplasm
  • Failure to thrive
  • Spasticity
  • Anemia
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Dysarthria
  • Tremor

And another 97 symptoms. If you need more information about this disease we can help you.

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available WILSON DISEASE have a estimated birth prevalence of 2.2 per 100k in Europe.
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Alternative names

Wilson Disease Is also known as wd, hepatolenticular degeneration, wnd.

Researches and researchers

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Wilson Disease Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA) Panel, Sequencing.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SQSTM1, PANK2, TRIM32, FA2H, CP, C19orf12, DCAF17, WDR45, COASY, ATP13A2, FTL, FUCA1, KIF1A, PLA2G6
Specificity
8 %
Genes
5 %
Dystonia.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SCP2, SGCE, SLC20A2, SLC2A1, SLC6A3, SPR, SUCLA2, SUOX, TAF1, TH, TIMM8A, TREX1, MCOLN1, FBXO7, CACNA1A, NPC2, PINK1, PANK2, SAMHD1, APTX , (...)

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Specificity
3 %
Genes
9 %
Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

BLK, SLC2A2, HNF1A, HNF1B, KLF11, WFS1, NEUROG3, IER3IP1, RFX6, CP, PTF1A, CISD2, GLIS3, EIF2AK3, AKT2, GATA6, GCK, HNF4A, ABCC8, INS , (...)

View the complete list with 5 more genes
Specificity
4 %
Genes
5 %
Movement Disorders Panel.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SCP2, SGCE, SLC20A2, SLC2A1, SLC6A3, SNCA, SPR, SQSTM1, SUCLA2, SUOX, TAF1, TH, TIMM8A, TREX1, MCOLN1, VPS35, FBXO7, CACNA1A, NPC2, PINK1 , (...)

View the complete list with 72 more genes
Specificity
4 %
Genes
13 %
Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA) Panel, Sequencing and Deletion/Duplication.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SQSTM1, PANK2, TRIM32, FA2H, CP, C19orf12, DCAF17, WDR45, COASY, ATP13A2, FTL, FUCA1, KIF1A, PLA2G6
Specificity
8 %
Genes
5 %
Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA) Panel, Deletion/Duplication.

By Knight Diagnostic Laboratories - Molecular Diagnostic Center Oregon Health & Science University (United States).

SQSTM1, PANK2, TRIM32, FA2H, CP, C19orf12, DCAF17, WDR45, COASY, ATP13A2, FTL, FUCA1, KIF1A, PLA2G6
Specificity
8 %
Genes
5 %
CP deletion/duplication analysis.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

CP
Specificity
100 %
Genes
5 %
CP sequencing.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

CP
Specificity
100 %
Genes
5 %

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Sources and references

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