Liver Copper Content: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Wilson's Disease:
(quantitative, not by staining) Cutoff >250mcg/g tissue. Note that other studies (see the Gut study) reported sensitivity ~ 92%.
(quantitative, not by staining) Cutoff >250mcg/g tissue. Note that other studies (see the Gut study) reported sensitivity ~ 92%.
Associated Diagnoses:
83% sensitive, 99% specific
97% sensitive, 95% specific