Wilson's disease risk factors

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

Risk factors

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

• Newborns of parents who are genetically carriers of the disease

Less common risk factors of Wilson's disease include:

• Excess non-vegetarian diet