Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 81 analyzed WD patients

Gender
Men (n)	34
Women (n)	47
Age at onset of WD symptoms (years)	28.6 ± 11.4
Age at WD diagnosis (years)	32.3 ± 11.8
Phenotypic forms of WD
Neurological (n)	34
Hepatic (n)	33
Asymptomatic (n)	14
Baseline copper metabolism parameters
Ceruloplasmin, mg/dl (normal range 25–45 mg/dl)	13.79 ± 6.1
Serum copper level, µg/dl (normal range 70–140 µg/dl)	60.23 ± 31.2
Urine copper excretion, µg/24 h (normal range 0–50 µg/24 h)	328.6 ± 854.9