Congenital erythropoietic porphyria: Clinical, biochemical, and enzymatic profile of a severely affected infant

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 II, 1996, Pages 924-927

  Huang, Jun Ling ^a   Zaider, Edith ^b   Roth, Philip ^c   Garcia, Olga ^c   Pollack, Shoshannah ^c   Poh Fitzpatrick, Maureen B ^b,d  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPROPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; FERROCHELATASE; UROPORPHYRINOGEN III SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029920854     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90081-X     Document Type: Article

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