VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2013

  • question_answer
    Wilsons disease occurs due to defective metabolism of

    A) \[M{{g}^{2+}}\]

    B)  \[Z{{n}^{2+}}\]

    C)  \[F{{e}^{2+}}\]

    D)  \[C{{u}^{2+}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Wilsons disease is an inborn defect of copper metabolism in which there is deficiency of caeruloplasmin (which normally forms a nontoxic complex with copper). The free copper may be deposited in the liver, causing cirrhosis, or in the brain, causing mental retardation and symptoms resembling Parkinson disease.


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