Patient's question:
The body cannot excrete copper internally. Currently, copper is excreted through medication. I visited a local hospital for this. The result was that the body lacks the function to excrete copper. Please ask if this can be inherited by the next generation?Doctor's answer:
Hemochromatosis is a hereditary copper metabolism disorder that causes liver cirrhosis and a brain disease primarily affecting the basal ganglia. Clinically, it is characterized by progressively worsening extrapyramidal symptoms, liver cirrhosis, psychiatric symptoms, kidney damage, and the presence of Kayser-Fleischer rings (K-F rings) in the cornea.