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Describe the treatments enzyme substitution in wilson disease?
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Wilson disease: Excess opper accumulation with serious end organ damage. Treatment after diagnosis is chelation therapy to diseaseexcess copper. Then avoidance of reaccumulation. See mayo clini wilsons disease well written and presented for non medical personnel.
Answered 3/15/2014
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Not appropriate: Enzyme substitution / replacement is available for a few genetic diseases, but not wilson's, and probably won't be in our lifetimes since this is different from entities like gaucher's. This is an extremely serious genetic disease that must be managed competently using evidence-based medicine, or you'll ruin not only your liver but your brain / mind.
Answered 1/19/2014
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