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Clinical Profile and Out Come of Children With Wilson's Disease

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Clinical Outcome in WILSON Disease
Registration Number
NCT05792319
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Clinical profile and out come of Children with Wilson's disease :A single tertiary center study

Detailed Description

Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal-recessive disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene . It presents in childhood, adolescence or adulthood with a wide range of clinical manifestations. The disease prevalence has previously been estimated as 1 in 30,000 , but some recent analyses have suggested a genetic prevalence of 1 in 7,000 . Copper is absorbed from the stomach and duodenum, taken up by the liver, and secreted by the liver into the systemic circulation bound to ceruloplasmin ATP7B transports copper through the trans-Golgi network in hepatocytes before it is incorporated into apoceruloplasmin which is secreted as holoceruloplasmin.

ATP7B is also essential for biliary excretion of copper when cytoplasmic levels are high. Dysfunction of ATP7B therefore leads to accumulation of copper in the liver giving rise to cellular damage and disease, and the release of nonceruloplasmin bound copper into the systemic circulation. Copper also accumulates and is associated with cellular damage and disease in other organs mostly in the brain Typical presentation of WD is in adolescence to early adulthood, but it may occur at any age . Clinical presentation can vary widely in terms of type and severity, but the key features are various degrees of liver disease,

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • All patients aged 1-18 years
  • fulfill the criteria for diagnosis of Wilson's disease according to Wilson's score
Exclusion Criteria
  1. persistent neonatal jaundice.

  2. Patients presented with Acute and chronic liver disease rather than Wilson's e.g

    1. Autoimmune hepatitis
    2. Hepatitis C virus ,
    3. Hepatitis B virus infection ,(d)Hepatic focal lesions and(e) Metabolic liver disease e.g Gauchier ,glycogen storage disease and Niemman pick .

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
COC in WILSON diseaseBaseline

Clinical profile and out come of Children with Wilson's disease :A single tertiary center study

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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