Late presentation of erythropoietic protoporphyria: Case report and genetic analysis of family members

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1030-1031

  Berroeta, L ^a   Man, I ^a   Goudie, D R ^a   Whatley, S D ^b   Elder, G H ^b   Ibbotson, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythropoietic protoporphyria; Ferrochelatase; Ferrochelatase mutations; Inheritance; Porphyrins

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PRURITUS; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; FERROCHELATASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PROTOPORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC;

EID: 35348885053     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08117.x     Document Type: Article

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