| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:5112 |
| Name | copper deficiency myelopathy |
| Definition | A nutritional deficiency disease that is characterized by deficiency of copper, causing spastic gait and ataxia, often with anemia and neutropenia, has_symptom imbalance and jerking movements, and has_material_basis_in copper deficiency possibly due to malabsorption or excess zinc ingestion. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612215/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17036563 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:78714004 |
| Synonyms |
human swayback [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some ataxia disease has feature some neutropenia has symptom some anemia has symptom some loss of balance |