Phenotypic polymorphism in Wilson’s disease – between genetics and epigenetics
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CUMPĂTĂ, Veronica. Phenotypic polymorphism in Wilson’s disease – between genetics and epigenetics. In: Moldovan Medical Journal, 2022, nr. 1(65), pp. 61-67. ISSN 2537-6373. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52418/moldovan-med-j.65-1.22.10
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Moldovan Medical Journal
Numărul 1(65) / 2022 / ISSN 2537-6373 /ISSNe 2537-6381

Phenotypic polymorphism in Wilson’s disease – between genetics and epigenetics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.52418/moldovan-med-j.65-1.22.10
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Disponibil în IBN: 29 august 2022


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Background: Wilson’s disease is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic disorder that affects the biliary excretion of copper and its toxic accumulation in various tissues, especially the liver and brain. It is widespread throughout the world, with a high prevalence in socio-culturally isolated communities. The course of the disease and the age of onset depend on the site of mutation in the gene and the degree of functional impairment of the ATP7B protein. The presence of the compound heterozygous patient complicates the comparative genetic and clinical evaluation. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze Wilson’s variants in both the homozygous and the compound-heterozygous conditions to better understand the genotype-phenotype correlations and the incomplete penetrance observed in this disorder. Outlining clear phenotype-genotype associations is difficult due to a large number of mutations and different clinical presentations, but the involvement of epigenetic factors, modifying genes, environmental and lifestyle factors could explain the differences in evolution and onset in members of the same family and not only. Conclusions: Wilson’s disease is a genetically and clinically complex disorder. Although the results of genotype-phenotype correlation studies are not well defined, and in some cases are completely contradictory, some peculiarities related to the age of onset, sex, clinical phenotype, and the evolution of the disease have been highlighted. The interaction between genetic mutations and epigenetic factors may explain the phenotypic variability, but needs further study.

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Wilson’s disease, ATP7B gene, Mutation, genotype-phenotype correlation, epigenetic