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The role of inherited and acquired factors in the development of porphyria cutanea tarda in the Argentinean population.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Mar 2005
Méndez Manuel, Rossetti María V, Del C Batlle Alcira M, Parera Victoria E
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BACKGROUND: Inherited and environmental factors are implicated in the expression of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT); the contribution of each factor depends on the population. OBJECTIVE: To provide a review of PCT cases diagnosed in Argentina over 24 years and evaluate the role of different precipitating factors in its pathogenesis. Methods Plasma and urinary porphyrin levels and erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen...
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