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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Menkes disease: Case report
Aayushi Mohan, Santhosh K Singh, Anil K Gupta, Amit K Pandey
BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Aayushi Mohan
Room No. 130 Indira Hostel, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/Pigmentinternational.Pigmentinternational_
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Menkes disease is an X-linked lethal multisystem disorder caused by the disturbances of copper distribution in different tissues due to the mutation of ATPA7 gene. The estimated prevalence of the disease is 1 in 100,000 to 1 in 250,000 (Kirodian et al., 2002).
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