Challenges and suggestions for precise diagnosis and treatment of Wilson's disease

Yi Dong^{1

2}, Zhi-Ying Wu^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
² Department of Medical Genetics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
³ Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China. zhiyingwu@zju.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Medical Genetics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China. zhiyingwu@zju.edu.cn.

Editorial

Yi Dong et al. World J Pediatr. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;17(6):561-565.

doi: 10.1007/s12519-021-00475-4. Epub 2021 Oct 29.

Yi Dong^{1

2}, Zhi-Ying Wu^{3

4}

¹ Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
² Department of Medical Genetics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
³ Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China. zhiyingwu@zju.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Medical Genetics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China. zhiyingwu@zju.edu.cn.

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