title: Elevated plasmz zinc: a heritable anomaly.
abstract: An extremely high concentration of zinc in the plasma (hyperzincemia) was found in five out of seven members of one family and in two out of three second generation indiviuals, an indication that the condition is heritable. The excess zinc in the plasma appears to be bound to serum proteins, with no apparent clinical symptoms or abnormalities.
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006197:Hair / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008664:Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000235:genetics*; D009262:Nails / Q000378:metabolism; D010375:Pedigree; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D015032:Zinc