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Hydroxymethylbilane synthase: complete genomic sequence and amplifiable polymorphisms in the human gene.
Genomics - 1 Jan 1993
Yoo H W, Warner C A, Chen C H, Desnick R J
Abstract excerpt
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), an autosomal dominant inborn error of heme biosynthesis, results from the half-normal activity of the heme biosynthetic enzyme hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMB-synthase). Heterozygous individuals are prone to life-threatening acute neurologic attacks, which are precipitated by certain drugs and other metabolic, hormonal, and nutritional factors. Since the biochemical diagnosis...
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