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Comprehensive cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 gene analysis in French caucasian patients with familial and sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Feb 2012
Tchernitchko D, Robréau A M, Lefebvre T, Lamoril J, Deybach J C, Puy H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), the most frequent type of porphyria, results from decreased uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) activity. Two forms of PCT have been described: a familial form (fPCT) characterized by the inherited decrease of UROD activity in all tissues and a sporadic form (sPCT) characterized by decreased UROD activity in the liver. Cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 plays a major role in...
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