The His1069Gln mutation was detected in 61% of Austrian patients with Wilson disease. Polymerase chain reaction may be useful for diagnosis and screening of family members of homozygous index patients, even if first-degree relatives are not available for examination.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.