How The Accumulation Of Copper Affect The Liver

Wilson’s causes the body to retain copper that has been taken in through an individual’s diet, rather than the liver turning it into to bile to be disposed of. The liver becomes more and more damaged as the copper accumulates, and when it has no other place to be stored within the liver, it gets released into the bloodstream, carrying the copper throughout the body, onto other organs. This is how the accumulation of copper not only affects the liver, but manages to affect the nervous system, eyes, as well as the kidneys. In a specific case study, (Goyal, S. ed) a 26 year old male had been suffering from accumulation of copper since he was two months old. He had suffered from speaking disabilities as well as difficulties with walking and sitting