Aceruloplasminemia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Aceruloplasminemia
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 E83.1
ICD-9 275.0
OMIM 604290
DiseasesDB 30055

Aceruloplasminemia is an autosomal recessive[1] disorder of iron metabolism characterized by progressive neurodegeneration of the retina and basal ganglia and diabetes mellitus.

Iron accumulates in the pancreas, liver and brain. Accumulation in the eye may lead to retinal degeneration. The disease is caused by mutations in the ceruloplasmin gene.[2]

Aceruloplasminemia belongs to the group of genetic disorders called neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA).

Aceruloplasminemia has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harris, Zl; Takahashi, Y; Miyajima, H; Serizawa, M; Macgillivray, Rt; Gitlin, Jd (March 1995). "Aceruloplasminemia: molecular characterization of this disorder of iron metabolism". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 92 (7): 2539–43. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.7.2539. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 42253. PMID 7708681. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=42253. 
  2. ^ Yoshida, K; Furihata, K; Takeda, S; Nakamura, A; Yamamoto, K; Morita, H; Hiyamuta, S; Ikeda, S; Shimizu, N; Yanagisawa, N (March 1995). "A mutation in the ceruloplasmin gene is associated with systemic hemosiderosis in humans". Nature genetics 9 (3): 267–72. doi:10.1038/ng0395-267. PMID 7539672. 

[edit] External Links

[edit] See also


Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages