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Homozygous variegate porphyria: 20 y follow-up and characterization of molecular defect.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 2001
Kauppinen R, Timonen K, von und zu Fraunberg M, Laitinen E, Ahola H, Tenhunen R, Taketani S, Mustajoki P
Abstract excerpt
The long-term follow-up of a homozygous variegate porphyria patient revealed severe photosensitivity accompanied by mild sensory neuropathy and IgA nephropathy. A 35T to C transition in exon 2 (I12T) and a 767C to G transversion in exon 7 (P256R) of the protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene were identified from both alleles of the patient's cDNA and genomic DNA samples. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression...
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