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Study of the genotype-phenotype relationship in four cases of congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jan 2000
To-Figueras Jordi, Badenas Celia, Mascaró José M A, Madrigal Irene, Merino Ana, Bastida Pilar, Lecha Mario, Herrero Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is a rare inborn error of metabolism that results from a deficient activity of uroporphyrinogen III synthase (URO-synthase). We report four Spanish CEP cases studied at a clinical, biochemical and molecular level. The patients harbored missense mutations in the URO-synthase gene showing the following genotypes: C73R/T228M; C73R/P248Q; and P248Q/P248Q (two patients). The...
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