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Co-inheritance of mutations in the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase and hemochromatosis genes accelerates the onset of porphyria cutanea tarda.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 2000
Brady J J, Jackson H A, Roberts A G, Morgan R R, Whatley S D, Rowlands G L, Darby C, Shudell E, Watson R, Paiker J, Worwood M W, Elder G H
Abstract excerpt
Porphyria cutanea tarda is a skin disease caused by photosensitization by porphyrins whose accumulation is caused by deficiency of hepatic uroporphyrin- ogen decarboxylase activity. Mutations in the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase gene are present in the low-penetrant, autosomal dominant familial form but not in the commoner sporadic form of porphyria cutanea tarda. We have investigated the relationship between...
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