Trientine can be used to treat this disease in patients whose bone marrow is suppressed by the most common drug used to treat it.
This non-infectious disease is one of the few contraindications for the ParaGard IUD. A protein whose levels are used to diagnose this disease has the GAIT element in its 3' UTR (3 prime). T2 hyperintensities on brain MRI cause the "double panda sign" in sufferers of this disease. Trientine can be used to treat this disease in patients whose bone marrow is suppressed by the most common drug used to treat it. This disease, which can be diagnosed by low (*) ceruloplasmin levels, is usually treated by D-Penicillamine. A classic sign of this disease is caused by deposits on Descemet's membrane that are visible under slit-lamp exam, called Kayser-Fleischer rings. For 10 points, it's my last Penn Bowl, so stop writing on this genetic disease caused by mutation of the ATP7B gene that causes buildup of copper.
This non-infectious disease is one of the few contraindications for the ParaGard IUD.
Wilson’s disease