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Wilson Disease: Special Circumstances

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Management of Wilson Disease

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In the prior sections, we have provided an introduction to basic copper metabolism and discussed disease diagnosis and treatment of Wilson disease. However, there are special circumstances where there is more expert opinion on management of patients than evidence for how best to practice. In the following section, we consider some special circumstances and provide some guidance while recognizing that these are areas for future study.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK

    Michelle Camarata

  2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, UK

    Michelle Camarata

  3. Department of Surgery, Section of Transplant and Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Michelle Camarata

  4. Division of Digestive Diseases and Transplant and Immunology, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA

    Michael L. Schilsky

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Camarata, M., Schilsky, M.L. (2018). Wilson Disease: Special Circumstances. In: Schilsky, M. (eds) Management of Wilson Disease . Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91527-2_10

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