Description:
WILSON DISEASE
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Repository
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NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository
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| Subcollection |
Heritable Diseases |
| Class |
Disorders of Metal Metabolism |
| Quantity |
25 µg |
| Quantitation Method |
Please see our FAQ |
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Biopsy Source
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Peripheral vein
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Cell Type
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B-Lymphocyte
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Tissue Type
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Blood
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Transformant
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Epstein-Barr Virus
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Sample Source
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DNA from LCL
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Race
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White
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Family Member
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1
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Relation to Proband
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proband
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Confirmation
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Clinical summary/Case history
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Species
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Homo sapiens
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Common Name
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Human
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Remarks
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| IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES OF ORIGIN |
Species of Origin Confirmed by Nucleoside Phosphorylase Isoenzyme Electrophoresis |
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| GENE MAPPING & DOSAGE STUDIES - Y CHROMOSOME |
PCR analysis of DNA from this cell culture gave a negative result with a primer for Yq11, DYS227. |
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| Remarks |
Onset at age 13 with jaundice, evidence of chronic liver disease, presence of Kayser-Fleischer rings, & low ceruloplasmin; controlled with d-penicillamine with no evidence of liver or CNS dysfunction; see GM05339 Fibroblast |
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