Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) at 40. Where are we now?

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 147-152

  Sarkany, R P E ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythropoietic; Ferrochelatase; Protoporphyria

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; CANTHAXANTHIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERROCHELATASE; SUNSCREEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL GENE THERAPY; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE THERAPY; GENETICS; HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA; REVIEW;

ANIMAL; FERROCHELATASE; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; MICE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROHEPATIC; ANIMALS; HUMANS; PORPHYRIA, HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC;

EID: 0036592055     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2002.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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