Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , September 2011

A clinical study of Wilson’s disease: The experience of a single Egyptian Paediatric Hepatology Unit

  • Hanaa El-Karaksy

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: 44 Mohei El-Deen Abu El-Ezz Street, Dokki, Cairo 12311, Egypt. Tel.: +20 2 33375913 (office), +20 2 37601652 (home); fax: +20 22 5311616.
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  • Mona Fahmy

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Research Ophthalmology Institute, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Mona S. El-Raziky

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Manal El-Hawary

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
    • ,
  • Rokaya El-Sayed

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Nehal El-Koofy

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Fatma El-Mougy

      Affiliations

    • Chemical Pathology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
    • ,
  • Ahmad El-Hennawy

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Mortada El-Shabrawi

      Affiliations

    • Pediatrics Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Received 2 May 2011 ,Accepted 28 July 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajg.2011.07.007

Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 125-130 , September 2011

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