Copper metabolism in retinitis pigmentosa.
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- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in British Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol. 60 (11) , 770-774
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.60.11.770
Abstract
Clinically and electrophysiologically confirmed cases of primary retinitis pigmentosa have been investigated regarding their copper metabolic state. It is observed that these patients show a normal or near normal serum copper concentration, very low plasma caeruloplasmin concentration, and a very high copper urinary excretion. A similarity between this condition and hepatolenticular degeneration is drawn and it is suggested that retinitis pigmentosa may also be a condition caused by an inborn error of copper metabolism.Keywords
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