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Your family doctor can order a serum copper test and ceruloplasm level for Wilson's disease and ordinary liver function tests. Perhaps a 24 hour urine collection for urine copper excretion. He/she can also assess family history for the disease, or for early dementia in family members.

The latter varies in various affected families. Kayser Fleischer rings can sometimes be seen by the naked eye. Other times the doc may refer you to an ophthalmologist.

The gold standard in diagnosis for Wilson's disease is a liver biopsy which would be performed by a gastroenterologist who would then treat and manage your disease if it is present in conjunction with your family physician,. Wilson's disease is an autosomal recessive disease, so there may not be a family history. Huntington's disease is a dominant, and a family history of it is usually present.

Spontaneous mutation in a family without prior affected members is rare, but does occur. If your doctor suspected that and not Wilson's disease, she/he would probably refer you to a neurologist. Or possibly to a clinical geneticist who can obtain DNA analysis to see if you have the gene.

You'd probably need to start with a neurologist since Huntington's is a neurological degenerative disorder. You may also want to consult another physician --get a complete physical w/blood work, etc.

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