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Identification of two new mutations in congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jan 1995
Bensidhoum M, Ged C, Hombrados I, Moreau-Gaudry F, Hift R S, Meissner P, Sturrock E D, de Verneuil H
Abstract excerpt
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) or Günther's disease is an inborn error of heme biosynthesis transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait and characterized by a profound deficiency of uroporphyrinogen III synthase (UROIIIS) activity. Six missense mutations in the UROIIIS gene, a deletion and an insertion have already been described in CEP. This work brings further evidence for the heterogeneity in the...
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