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Meaning of HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION
 
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n] a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain
 
Synonyms:
Wilson's disease
 
See Also:
congenital disease
,
genetic abnormality
,
genetic defect
,
genetic disease
,
genetic disorder
,
hereditary condition
,
hereditary disease
,
inherited disease
,
inherited disorder
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
A
recessive
genetic disease in which affected individuals can't process and excrete copper properly; it results in liver and
brain
damage due to the metal's accumulation.
 
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