Zinc acetate therapy initially made its appearance in the Netherlands, where physicians Schouwink and Hoogenraad used it in 1961 and in the 1970s, respectively, but it was further developed later by Brewer and colleagues at the University of Michigan.The genetic basis of Wilsons disease, and its link to ATP7B mutations, was elucidated by several research groups in the 1980s and 1990s. In other animals
Hereditary copper accumulation has been described in Bedlington Terriers, where it generally only affects the liver. It is due to mutations in the COMMD1 (or MURR1) gene. Despite this findings, COMMD1 mutations could not be detected in humans with non-Wilsonian copper accumulation states (such as Indian childhood cirrhosis) to explain their genetic origin. See also
Copper in health
Menkes syndrome

References
External links

Wilsons disease at Curlie
Wilson disease at NLM Genetics Home Reference
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