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In this review we discuss four genetic disorders of copper metabolism. Wilson's disease and Indian childhood cirrhosis result from the toxic effects of copper accumulation in the liver. Menkes' disease and, most likely, occipital horn syndrome result from copper deficiency secondary to disturbances in copper transport. The recent cloning and sequencing of the genes defective in Wilson's disease and Menkes' disease provide the molecular basis for understanding the causes of the two major disorders of copper transport in humans. Mutations that result in Wilson's and Menkes' diseases were shown to disrupt the function of two related P-type copper transporting ATPases. Genetic analysis demonstrates that Wilson's disease and, probably, Menkes' disease are caused by a number of different mutations within a single gene (allelic heterogeneity), and that this occurrence likely explains the clinical heterogeneity of both diseases. The possibility that different mutations within the same gene account for the similar phenotypes of Wilson's disease and Indian childhood cirrhosis on the one hand and for Menkes' disease and occipital horn syndrome on the other are discussed.
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PMID:Genetic disorders of copper metabolism. 784 17

Copper is an essential trace element and has profound influence on cardiac myopathy and heart metabolism. Dietary Cu restriction in rats results in cardiomyopathy, and affects the integrity of the basal lamina of cardiac myocytes and capillaries. Decreased levels of delta subunits of ATP synthetase and nuclear encoded subunits of cytochrome oxidase system have been observed. Alteration in expression of glutathione peroxidase and catalase in heart and liver in Cu deficiency (Cu-) has been noted involving both transcriptional and post transcriptional mechanisms. A short description of two genetically inherited disorders of Cu metabolism, i.e. Wilson's disease and Menkes' disease, and Indian childhood cirrhosis (environmental and/or genetic) have been included to illustrate that advances in the knowledge of Cu cellular transport gives a better understanding of the molecular basis of the pathophysiology of these diseases. Menkes' disease, a human model of defective Cu transport and Cu- has shown many pathological changes, similar to those of heart disease in Cu-. The recent cloning of four genes of putative Cu pumping ATPases (Cu-ATPases) from widely different sources, i.e. two from Enterococcus hirae and one each from Wilson's and Menkes disease patients (which are defective in Cu transport and metabolism), has opened a new chapter in the study of Cu cellular transport and metabolism. The encoded gene products, i.e. Cu-ATPases, show extensive homology and are members of a new class of ATP-driven Cu pumps involved in regulation of cellular Cu. Further, Cu transport by Cop B-ATPase (E. hirae) in membrane vesicles and in isolated rat liver plasma membrane has provided biochemical evidence of its role in ATP-driven Cu transport. In this short review I have critically examined the current evidence of the molecular basis of the pathophysiology of cardiomyopathy in Cu- and, have indicated the possible role of P-type Cu ATPase which may be one of the obligatory factors contributing to cardiomyopathy in experimental animals and probably humans. Experimental verification of this hypothesis will be the aim of future studies.
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PMID:Copper deficiency and heart disease: molecular basis, recent advances and current concepts. 945 22

Differential expression of catalase isozymes in different genotypes of chickpea resistant genotypes- A1, JG-315, JG-11, WR-315, R1-315, Vijaya, ICCV-15017, GBS-964, GBM-10, and susceptible genotypes- JG-62, MNK, ICCV-08321, ICCV-08311, KW-104, ICCV-08123, ICC-4951, ICC-11322, ICC-08116 for wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum. f. sp. ciceri (Foc) was analyzed. Salicylic acid (SA) and H2O2 concentrations were determined in control as well as in plants infected with F. ciceri and found that the high and low levels of salicylic acid and H2O2 in resistant and susceptible genotypes of chickpea respectively. Catalase isozyme activities were detected in the gel and found that no induction of new catalases was observed in all the resistant genotypes and their some of the native catalase isozymes were inhibited; whereas, induction of multiple catalase isozymes was observed in all the screened susceptible genotypes and their activities were not inhibited upon Foc or SA treatments. The above results support the possible role of these isozymes as a marker to identify which genotype of chickpea is expressing systemic acquired resistance.
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PMID:Salicylic acid and salicylic acid sensitive and insensitive catalases in different genotypes of chickpea against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri. 2443 22

Wilson's disease is characterized by hepatic and extrapyramidal movement disorders (EPS) with variable manifestation primarily between age 5 and 45. This variability often makes an early diagnosis difficult. A classification defines different clinical variants of Wilson's disease, which enables classifying the current clinical findings and making an early tentative diagnosis. Until the unequivocal proof or an autosomal recessive disorder of the hepatic copper transporter ATP7B has been ruled out, differential diagnoses have to be examined. Laboratory-chemical parameters of copper metabolism can both be deviations from the norm not related to the disease as well as other copper metabolism disorders besides Wilson's disease. In addition to known diseases such as Menkes disease, occipital horn syndrome (OHS), Indian childhood cirrhosis (ICC) and ceruloplasmin deficiency, recently discovered disorders are taken into account. These include MEDNIK syndrome, Huppke-Brendel syndrome and CCS chaperone deficiency. Another main focus is on differential diagnoses of childhood icterus correlated with age and anaemia as well as disorders of the extrapyramidal motor system. The Kayser-Fleischer ring (KFR) is qualified as classical ophthalmologic manifestation. The recently described manganese storage disease presents another rare metabolic disorder with symptoms similar to Wilson's disease. As this overview shows, Wilson's disease fits into a broad spectrum of internal and neurological disease patterns with icterus, anaemia and EPS.
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PMID:Classification and differential diagnosis of Wilson's disease. 3117