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Copper deficiency, or hypocupremia, is defined either as insufficient copper to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum copper level below the normal range. [1] Symptoms may include fatigue, decreased red blood cells, early greying of the hair, and neurological problems presenting as numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, and ataxia. [2]
Copper deficiency is a major issue in global food production, resulting in losses in yield and reduced quality of output. Nitrogen fertilizers can worsen copper deficiency in agricultural soils. [citation needed] The world's two most important food crops, rice and wheat, are highly susceptible to copper deficiency.
Blood symptoms of anemia and neutropenia. [8] Copper deficiency can manifest in parallel with vitamin B12 and other nutritional deficiencies. [9] The most common cause of copper deficiency is a remote gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, due to malabsorption of copper, or zinc toxicity. Fluorine deficiency
Familial benign copper deficiency, also known as Familial benign hypocupremia is a rare genetic disorder which is characterized by hypocupremia that causes symptoms such as epilepsy, hypotonia, seborrheic skin, thriving failure and mild anemia. [2] Radiological findings include tibia and femur spurring. [3]
Aceruloplasminemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder [2] in which the liver can not synthesize the protein ceruloplasmin properly, which is needed to transport copper around the blood. Copper deficiency in the brain results in neurological problems that generally appear in adulthood and worsen over time. [3]
11977 Ensembl ENSG00000165240 ENSMUSG00000033792 UniProt Q04656 Q64430 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000052 NM_001282224 NM_001109757 NM_009726 RefSeq (protein) NP_000043 NP_001269153 NP_001103227 NP_033856 Location (UCSC) Chr X: 77.91 – 78.05 Mb Chr X: 105.07 – 105.17 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse ATP7A, also known as Menkes' protein (MNK), is a copper-transporting P-type ...
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Menkes disease (MNK), also known as Menkes syndrome, [1] [2] is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in genes coding for the copper-transport protein ATP7A, [3] leading to copper deficiency. [4] [5] Characteristic findings include kinky hair, growth failure, and nervous system deterioration. Like all X-linked recessive conditions ...