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Positron Emission Tomography Using 64-Copper as a Tracer for the Study of Copper-Related Disorders
Published on: April 28, 2023
[Inherited metabolic liver disease causing copper deposition]
1First Department of Liver Disease, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Abstract:
Copper, as a kind of trace element, is crucial for the physiological functions of various key enzymes in the body, and the liver plays a central role in maintaining copper metabolism. Theoretically, dysfunction in the body's metabolic processes, such as copper absorption, transportation, and excretion, can lead to copper deposition or deficiency in various organs. Wilson's disease's characteristic pathological manifestation is deposition of copper in liver. However, during liver pathological examinations, it has been found in clinical practice that certain patients with non-Wilson's disease and inherited metabolic liver disease may also have copper deposition. This review summarizes the inherited metabolic liver diseases that can cause liver copper deposition, their related pathogenesis, and the differential diagnosis approach from the perspectives of clinical and pathological characteristics.
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