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Chromosomal linkage analysis of porphyria in mice induced by hexachlorobenzene-iron synergism: a model of sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Dec 1998
Akhtar R A, Smith A G
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Genetic susceptibility to toxic chemicals is of major importance but most studies concentrate on candidate genes and searches for unknown susceptibility genes are uncommon. Human sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda is usually precipitated by alcohol, oestrogens, hepatitis viruses, HIV or haemodialysis. The mechanism is not known but there is a role for iron metabolism and an underlying genetic predisposition is...
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