Z. L. Harris
Washington University in St. Louis
3 Papers
301 Citations
Z. L. Harris is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Aceruloplasminemia & Ceruloplasmin. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications.
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Aceruloplasminemia: molecular characterization of this disorder of iron metabolism.
TL;DR: The identification of a genetic defect in the ceruloplasmin gene in a patient previously noted to have a total absence of circulating serum cerulplasmin in association with late-onset retinal and basal ganglia degeneration and identifies aceruloplasmemia as an autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism is reported.
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Aceruloplasminemia: an inherited neurodegenerative disease with impairment of iron homeostasis.
TL;DR: Recognition of aceruloplasminemia provides new insights into the genetic and environmental determinants of copper metabolism and has important implications for the understanding of the role of copper in human neurodegenerative diseases.
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Genetic and molecular basis for copper toxicity
Z. L. Harris,Jonathan D. Gitlin +1 more
TL;DR: The presence of these mutations in conjunction with the clinical and pathologic findings clarifies the essential biological role of this abundant copper protein in metal metabolism and identifies aceruloplasminemia as a novel autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism.