Erythropoietic protoporphyria

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 258-269

  Cox, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROCHELATASE; HEME; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA; HEME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIVER DISEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY;

HUMANS; LIVER; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PORPHYRIA, HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC;

EID: 0030911173     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005317124985     Document Type: Conference Paper

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