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Menkes disease symptoms?
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Many symptoms: Menkes disease also called menkes syndrome, copper transport disease (decreased copper), kinky hair disease. It is x linked recessive more common in males with growth failure, & deterioration of the nervous system, seizures, failure to thrive & subnormal body temperature.Arteries in the brain can also be coiled with infarcts and hemorrhages. Bones demineralized with fractues.Early death pneumonia.
Answered 4/13/2013
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