Kaiser-Fleischer Ring

Japanese: カイザー=フライシャー輪 - かいざーふらいしゃーろん
Kaiser-Fleischer Ring

…Repeated hemolytic attacks may occur. The green rings caused by copper deposition on the cornea are called Kayser-Fleischer rings and are a characteristic finding of this disease. The main cause of increased copper deposition in tissues is believed to be a low level of ceruloplasmin (a protein that binds and transports copper) in the patient's serum. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kaiser-Fleischer rings" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…溶血発作をくりかえし生じることもある。角膜に生じた銅沈着による緑色の輪はカイザー=フライシャー輪Kayser‐Fleischer ringと呼ばれ,この病気に特徴的な所見である。組織中への銅沈着の増加は,患者血清中のセルロプラスミンceruloplasmin(銅と結合し,運搬するタンパク質)が少ないことが最大の原因とされている。…

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