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Molecular epidemiology and diagnosis of PBG deaminase gene defects in acute intermittent porphyria.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 1997
Puy H, Deybach J C, Lamoril J, Robreau A M, Da Silva V, Gouya L, Grandchamp B, Nordmann Y
Abstract excerpt
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is the major autosomal dominant form of acute hepatic porphyrias. The disease is due to mutations in the gene encoding for porphobilinogen (PBG) deaminase and is characterized by life-threatening neurovisceral attacks, often precipitated by drugs, fasting, cyclical hormonal changes, or infectious diseases. This report describes a prospective study on the molecular epidemiology...
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