"Menke's disease" is a disease of-: (A) Impaired zinc transpo, (B) Impaired copper transpo, (C) Impaired magnesium transpo, (D) Impaired molybdenum transpo
Answer is B. Menkes kinky hair syndrome is an X-linked metabolic disturbance of copper metabolism characterized by mental retardation, hypocupremia, and decreased circulating ceruloplasmin. This syndrome is caused by mutations in the copper-transpoing ATP7A gene. Children with this disease often die within 5 years because of dissecting aneurysms or cardiac rupture . Ref - Harrisons 20e p2318