Talk:Menkes disease

Some text in this article was originally taken from http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=menkessyndrome and http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/menkes/menkes.htm (public domain)

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 * I believe it's copper (NOT CALCIUM) that deposits in the bones, etc...

The article is correct. It's calcium deposits. NOT copper. Occipital Horn Syndrome (Cutis Laxa) is a copper deficiency. Reference Kaler, S. G. (1998) Metabolic and molecular bases of Menkes disease and occipital horn syndrome. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1998 Jan-Feb;1(1):85-98.

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 * Here, upload to the Commons. Cheers, -- C opper K ettle  15:36, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Already uploaded-- C opper K ettle  03:05, 9 September 2009 (UTC)