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Do patients with wilson's disease face any particular social stigma?
6 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Not from diagnosis: It is unlikely that the diagnosis itself of wilson's disease (inherited tendency to accumulate and deposit copper in organs including liver and brain) carries a social stigma, but the psychiatric disturbance and neurologic signs that can accompany wilson's unfortunately may. I am hopeful that our society is moving towards the point at which psychiatric illness no longer carries a stigma.
Answered 6/25/2020
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No: There is no social stigma for wilson's disease, but some patients have neuropsychological issues that create social problems for them.
Answered 8/26/2013
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Not to my knowledge: Some of the other genetic diseases are targets of superstition in some cultures -- infamously thal minor among some Greek communities.
Answered 8/9/2014
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