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HFE mutations and transferrin receptor polymorphism analysis in porphyria cutanea tarda: a prospective study of 36 cases from southern France.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Mar 2001
Dereure O, Aguilar-Martinez P, Bessis D, Perney P, Vallat C, Guillot B, Blanc F, Guilhou J J
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BACKGROUND: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is associated in most cases with iron overload, which may participate in decreased activity of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase in the liver. The aetiology of this iron overload remains unknown; however, it has been demonstrated that mutations of HFE, the g...
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