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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
1 Jan 1998
Abstract excerpt
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a skin disease that results from decreased activity of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD). About 80% of patients have the sporadic (type I) form in which UROD deficiency is restricted to the liver. Others have familial (type II) PCT in which mutations in the UROD gene are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern with low clinical penetrance. PCT may also follow exposure to...
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