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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Commpn risk factors of Wilson's disease include newborns of disease-carrier parents. Less common risk factors inlcude excess non-vegetarian diet.

Risk factors

Common risk factors of Wilson's disease include the following:[1]

  • Newborns of parents who are carriers of the disease

Less common risk factors of Wilson's disease include:

  • Excess non-vegetarian diet

References

  1. Bull PC, Thomas GR, Rommens JM, Forbes JR, Cox DW (1993). "The Wilson disease gene is a putative copper transporting P-type ATPase similar to the Menkes gene". Nat Genet. 5 (4): 327–37. doi:10.1038/ng1293-327. PMID 8298639.