Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 2004; 10(4): 590-593
Published online Feb 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i4.590
Table 1 Clinical manifestations of WD patients
Clinical manifestationPatient No. (%)
Cirrhosis, chronic active hepatitis66(88)
Enlargement25(33)
Rigidity, tremor, ataxia, dyskinesia, dysarthria,24(32)
Behavioral disturbances, psychosis4(5)
K-F rings49(65)
Hemolysis, petechia6(8)
Hematuria, proteinuria6(8)
Amenorrhea, menoxenia, hairiness5(7)
Degenerative joint disease3(4)
Table 2 Genotypes of ATP7B in WD patients
ExonMutationAmino acidCodon
31384del17His stop1384 delete 17 bp
7C656XCys → X1971 C splline
8R778LArg → Leu (CGG → CTG)2333 G → T
12G943DGly → Asp (GGT → GAT)2828 G → A
15V1106IVal → Ile (GTC → ATC)3316 G → A
16V1140AVal → Ala (GTC → GCC)3419 T → C
17V1216MVal → Met (GTG → ATG)3646 G → A
polymorphism
4IVS4-5T/C1708-5 t → c
8L/L7702310 C → G
102495A > G2495 A → G
18IVS18 + 6C/T3903 + 6 c → t
20IVS20 + 5A/G4124 + 5 a → g
21IVS21 + 34398 + 3 t → g