Menkes disease
Menkes disease (MD), an X-linked recessive disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in the copper-transporting ATP7A gene, results in growth failure and severe neurodegeneration in early childhood.
<span class="disease" id="24627433-1-0-14">Menkes disease</span> (MD), an X-linked recessive disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in the copper-transporting <span class="gene" id="24627433-1-120-125">ATP7A</span> gene, results in growth failure and severe neurodegeneration in early childhood.