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Molecular Analysis of 55 Spanish Patients with Acute Intermittent Porphyria.
Genes - 12 Aug 2020
Morán-Jiménez María-José, Borrero-Corte María-José, Jara-Rubio Fátima, García-Pastor Inmaculada, Díaz-Díaz Silvia, Castelbón-Fernandez Francisco-Javier, Enríquez-de-Salamanca Rafael, Méndez Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) results from a decreased activity of hepatic hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS), the third enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway. AIP is an autosomal dominant disorder with incomplete penetrance, characterized by acute neurovisceral attacks precipitated by several factors that induce the hepatic 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase, the first enzyme in the heme biosynthesis. Thus,...
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