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Liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure from erythropoietic protoporphyria.
Clinical and molecular hepatology - 1 Dec 2012
Park Pyoung-Jae, Hwang Shin, Choi Young-Il, Yu Young-Dong, Park Gil-Chun, Jung Sung-Won, Yoon Sam-Youl, Song Gi-Won, Ha Tae-Yong, Lee Sung-Gyu
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Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an inherited disorder of the heme metabolic pathway that is characterized by accumulation of protoporphyrin in the blood, erythrocytes, and tissues, and cutaneous manifestations of photosensitivity, all resulting from abnormalities in ferrochelatase (FECH) a...
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