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Novel Mutation of Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase in a Case of Acute Intermittent Porphyria Presenting with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome.
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP - 1 Dec 2022
Yang A Li, Ma Li Min, Zhang Hong Ju, Zhang Jie Wen
Abstract excerpt
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal, dominant, hereditary metabolic disease caused by an inherited deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS), a crucial enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway. It can affect the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems. We report a 23-year Chinese woman who presented with severe abdominal pain, convulsions, constipation, tachycardia, quadriparesis,...
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