Medical Articles

The late, Dr Alan Stevens, retired consultant pathologist and medical author, very kindly wrote a series of medical articles for our newsletters explaining to patients in simple terms the possible effects of Wilson's disease on the body.

These articles are a good introductory educational resource and are divided as follows:

• The liver
  • What are LFTs? (Liver Function Tests)
  • The Normal Liver
  • Cirrhosis of the Liver
  • Oesophageal Varices
• The Brain in Wilson's disease
• Complications in treatment of Wilson's disease
  • Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS)

ARTICLES BY OTHER AUTHORS

• The Eyes in Wilson's disease - 2015 - Dr Susan Mollan

The Genetics of Wilson's disease

• Genetic Mutations in Wilson's Disease - 2015 - Dr Mary Fortune
• Genetics of Wilson's Disease – 2013 - Professor Oliver Bandmann
• Wilson's disease is a genetic condition - 2013 - Dr Richard Sandford

How is WD diagnosed in the laboratory?

• Laboratory Tests in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Wilson's disease - 2019 - Dr Chris Harrington