Clinical significance of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio in patients with Wilson disease: a retrospective cohort study
A low PWR in WD patients is linked to heightened disease severity, increased risk of liver complications, and rapid progression to decompensation. The results imply that splenectomy, by enhancing PWR, may serve as a viable strategy to slow WD progression.
Authors
- Xing‐Xiang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0007-8513)
- Weiming Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-6127)
- Junyi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-1473)
- Haojie Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6586-756X)
- Yong‐Qiang Zhan
Institutions
- First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University (CN)
- Shenzhen Second People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19379
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trace Elements in Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24