A novel heterozygous mutation in the HMBS gene in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare inherited disorder, which is caused by the partial deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS), an enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway. Abdominal pain, neuropsychiatric disturbance and neuropathy are the typical manifestations of the disease. Complications such as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), a rare type of brain lesion present on MRI,...

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