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Clinical, biochemical, and genetic study of 11 patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria including one with homozygous disease.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Sept 2007
Herrero Carmen, To-Figueras Jordi, Badenas Celia, Méndez Manuel, Serrano Patricia, Enríquez-Salamanca Rafael, Lecha Mario
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OBJECTIVE: To study the mutations in the ferrochelatase gene (FECH) and the phenotypic expression of erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) in a group of Spanish patients. DESIGN: Case series. SETTING: University-based hospital. PATIENTS: Eleven unrelated patients with EPP and 19 asymptomatic relatives from 10 families. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Measurement of protoporphyrin concentration in red blood cells and feces...
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