Publications by authors named "Oskar Lorenz"
Background & Aims: A 5-fold increase of hepatic copper concentration is considered as the best available test for diagnosis of hepatic Wilson's disease (WD). However, the sensitivity and specificity of this test have never been fully investigated.
Methods: Copper content was measured by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy in 114 liver biopsies obtained at diagnosis of WD, in 219 patients with noncholestatic liver diseases (including 144 with chronic hepatitis C and 44 with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), and in 26 without evidence of liver disease.