and thus in patients with Wilson disease impaired movement of copper into this compartment results in the abrogation of holoceruloplasmin synthesis and a marked decrease in ceruloplasmin in the ...
cupruria and decreased serum ceruloplasmin content, abnormalities characteristic of Wilson's disease, should uncover more patients in the earliest stages of their disease and may lead to a clearer ...
In roughly 95% of causes related to Wilson disease, ceruloplasmin levels are observed to be below the standard range. CUS1 Test: Copper, Serum, is utilized as the initial diagnostic tool to ...
Diagnostic tests: (A) molecular testing; or (B) slit lamp examination, serum ceruloplasmin (CP), and ... Adapted from Schilsky ML, Tavil AS. Wilson disease. In: Schiff's Diseases of the Liver.