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CYP1A2*1F and GSTM1 alleles are associated with susceptibility to porphyria cutanea tarda.
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Wickliffe Jeffrey K, Abdel-Rahman Sherif Z, Lee Chul, Kormos-Hallberg Csilla, Sood Gagan, Rondelli Catherine M, Grady James J, Desnick Robert J, Anderson Karl E
Abstract excerpt
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a cutaneous porphyria with sporadic (type 1) and familial (type 2) subtypes, both resulting from decreased hepatic uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) activity. Environmental and genetic factors are involved in the development of PCT, and genetic variants in the cytochrome P450 (CYP ) genes, CYP1A1 and CYP1A2, have been implicated. We investigated the association between PCT and...
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