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Wilson Disease

 Wilson's disease may be a rare genetic disease that causes copper to accumulate in your liver, brain and other vital organs. Most of the people with hepatolenticular degeneration are diagnosed between the ages of 5 and 35, but it can affect younger and older people, as well. Copper plays a key role within the development of healthy nerves, bones, collagen and therefore the skin pigment melanin.  But in people with hepatolenticular degeneration, copper isn't eliminated properly and instead accumulates, possibly to a life-threatening level. When diagnosed early, hepatolenticular degeneration is treatable, and lots of people with the disorder live normal lives.  

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