Raised hepatic copper in Indian Childhood Cirrhosis: 68
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Serum Copper and Hepatic Copper in Chronic Liver Diseases with Particular Reference to Indian Childhood Cirrhosis
Sixty five patients (20 children and 45 adults of both sexes) having hepatomegaly were subjected to serum copper, hepatic copper and hepatic cuproprotein analysis from October 1982 through September 1983. Higher levels of serum copper were encountered in 17/20 children suffering from Indian Childhood Cirrhosis (ICC), values ranging from 151 ug/dl to 350 ug/dl. Hypercupremia was also detected in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198002000-00095