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Aceruloplasminemia has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.. Aceruloplasminemia is caused by a mutation (a five-base pair insertion in exon 7 [3]) in the CP gene, which provides instructions for making a protein called ceruloplasmin, a protein involved in iron transport and processing.
Ceruloplasmin (or caeruloplasmin) is a ferroxidase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CP gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Ceruloplasmin is the major copper -carrying protein in the blood, and in addition plays a role in iron metabolism .
Levels of ceruloplasmin are abnormally low (<0.2 g/L) in 80–95% of cases. [5] It can be present at normal levels, though, in people with ongoing inflammation, as it is an acute phase protein. Low ceruloplasmin is also found in Menkes disease and aceruloplasminemia, which are related to, but much rarer than Wilson's disease.
Ceruloplasmin is an acute phase protein synthesized in the liver. It is the carrier of the copper ion. Its level is increased in infections, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy, non-Wilson liver disease and obstructive jaundice. In Wilson disease, the ceruloplasmin level is depressed which lead to copper accumulation in body tissues. [6]
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