Talk:Menkes disease
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I believe it's copper (NOT CALCIUM) that deposits in the bones, etc...
The article is correct. It's calcium deposits. NOT copper. Occipital Horn Syndrome (Cutis Laxa) is a copper deficiency. Reference Kaler, S. G. (1998) Metabolic and molecular bases of Menkes disease and occipital horn syndrome. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1998 Jan-Feb;1(1):85-98.
