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Diagnosis of feline acute intermittent porphyria presenting with erythrodontia requires molecular analyses.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Dec 2013
Clavero Sonia, Ahuja Yuri, Bishop David F, Kwait Brittany, Haskins Mark E, Giger Urs, Desnick Robert J
Abstract excerpt
Erythrodontia is the hallmark of human congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), but is also a major phenotypic feature of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) in cats. In this study, detailed biochemical and molecular analyses were performed on two unrelated cats with autosomal dominant AIP that presented with erythrodontia, yellow-brown urine and mild changes in erythrocytes. The cats had elevated concentrations...
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