Modern diagnosis and management of the porphyrias

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-292

  Sassa, Shigeru ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aminolaevulinate synthase; Haem; Molecular diagnosis; Porphyria; Porphyrin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROQUINE; GLUCOSE; HEMATIN; HEME OXYGENASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN;

ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA; COPROPORPHYRIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SCREENING; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATIC PORPHYRIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHLEBOTOMY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PORPHYRIA; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PORPHYRIA VARIEGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PROTECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPROPORPHYRIA, HEREDITARY; HEME; HUMANS; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC; PORPHYRIA, HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC; PORPHYRIA, VARIEGATE; PORPHYRIAS; PORPHYRIAS, HEPATIC; PROTOPORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC;

EID: 33749234364     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06289.x     Document Type: Article

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