Classification
Menkes disease (copper deficiency)
Wilson disease (copper toxicosis)
Etiology
Menkes disease and Wilson disease are two human genetic disorders caused by mutations of two closely related Cu-transporting ATPases. Both molecules efflux copper from cells (Cu-transporting proteins).
References
Mercer JF. The molecular basis of copper-transport diseases. Trends Mol Med. 2001 Feb;7(2):64-9. PMID: #11286757#