The treatment progress of liver tansplantation for hepatolenticular degeneration

Hepatolenticular degeneration was one of the rare several genetic metabolic diseases in clinic that could be cured by liver transplantation method, developing slowly and being irreversible. Metabolic disorders of copper lead to abnormal copper accumulation in various of tissues and organs. So that, the disease's clinical manifestations were lacking in specificity and many patients missed the best opportunity of drug treatment. With the maturity of technologies and innovation of theory of liver transplantation, there were more and more methods that will be applied to personalized treatment. In this paper, a review of the research progress in the treatment of hepatolenticular degeneration with liver transplantation was made with reference to the relevant literature at home and abroad. Key words: Hepatolenticular degeneration; Liver transplantation; Metabolic diseases