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From Mary Kugler, R.N., for About.com

Wilson's Disease

Sunday September 7, 2008
Urine can be tested for copperThe body needs small amounts of copper. If we take in too much copper in our food, normally the body gets rid of the excess. In Wilson's disease, this doesn't happen, and the copper builds up in the body and causes damage.

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