Wilson's disease
The diminution of ceruloplasmin, which until a few years ago was mistakenly thought to be the pathogenetic cause of Wilson's disease, is an epiphenomenon of the underlying metabolic defect characterized by defective copper biliary excretion.
The diminution of <span class="gene" id="7849148-3-18-31">ceruloplasmin</span>, which until a few years ago was mistakenly thought to be the pathogenetic cause of <span class="disease" id="7849148-3-116-132">Wilson's disease</span>, is an epiphenomenon of the underlying metabolic defect characterized by defective copper biliary excretion.