Genetics behind Wilsonâs Disease. ATP7B is a gene responsible for transporting copper. It is a member of ATPase transport family that encodes a protein and functions as a monomer or an exporter of copper out from the cells. A mutation in the gene located at chromosome 13 is responsible in developing such disease.
1 award. ASUS Hipost allows you to quickly copy, sync, and share texts, images, and websites among devices. You simply select the texts, images, and URLs you want to share, and tap Share to copy the selected items to ASUS HiPost. The app saves and shares your files among devices via OneDrive.
Figure 1. Cross section of ear. Otosclerosis involves the small bones of the middle ear, the malleus (2), the incus (3) and the stapes (4), as well as the bone that surrounds the inner ear, which is called the otic capsule.Otosclerosis is a disease of the bones of the middle ear.These are labeled the malleus, incus and stapes (2-4) in figure 1, and are also known in aggregate as the ossicles.hen otosclerosis involves the small bones of the middle ear, a conductive type loss is found. This type of hearing loss can be corrected both by a hearing aid as well as by surgical procedures called stapedectomy and stapedotomy. VEMPs are usually absent in conductive hearing loss too.