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*Kayser-Fleischer rings --> on slit-lamp examination (green eyes). | *Kayser-Fleischer rings --> on slit-lamp examination (green eyes). | ||
*May present to psychiatry or appear to be abusing EtOH. | *May present to psychiatry or appear to be abusing EtOH. | ||
*Serum ceruloplasmin - lower than normal. | *Serum ceruloplasmin - lower than normal; typical value for Wilson's ~ 0.12 g/L. | ||
**<0.20 g/L is a criteria for Wilson's disease.<ref name=pmid18556333>Diagnostic accuracy of serum ceruloplasmin in Wilson disease: determination of sensitivity and specificity by ROC curve analysis among ATP7B-genotyped subjects. Mak CM, Lam CW, Tam S. Clin Chem. 2008 Aug;54(8):1356-62. Epub 2008 Jun 12. PMID 18556333. URL: [http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/reprint/54/8/1356.pdf http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/reprint/54/8/1356.pdf]. Accessed on: 28 September 2009.</ref> | |||
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