Diagnostic strategy, genetic diagnosis and identification of new mutations in intermittent porphyria by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease of heme metabolism caused by mutations in the hydroxymethylbilane synthase gene. Diagnosing AIP during an acute attack using traditional biochemical markers is unproblematic, but it can be difficult to obtain a definite diagnosis in asymptomatic carriers. These limitations may, however, be solved through a genetic approach for...

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