Article
Hereditary coproporphyria.
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Jan 1998
Martásek P
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary coproporphyria (HC) is a rare acute hepatic porphyria. Attacks may be precipitated by certain drugs, alcohol, infections, or low caloric intake. HC is caused by defects in the enzyme coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (copro-ox) which converts coproporphyrinogen III (coprogen) to protoporp...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Coproporphyrinogen Oxidase
- Humans
- Mutation
- Porphyrias, Hepatic