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[Inheritance in erythropoietic protoporphyria].
Pathologie-biologie - 1 Oct 2010
Schmitt C, Ducamp S, Gouya L, Deybach J-C, Puy H
Abstract excerpt
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an inherited disorder of heme biosynthesis that results from an accumulation of protoporphyrin IX in erythroid cells, plasma, skin and liver. EPP leads to acute photosensitivity and, in about 2% of patients, liver disease. EPP is a complex syndrome in which two genes are independently involved: FECH and ALAS2. More than 96% of unrelated EPP patients have ferrochelatase...
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