A systematic study of the clinical and biochemical expression of variegate porphyria in a large South African family

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 465-471

  Hift, R J ^a   Meissner, D ^a   Meissner, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acute attack; Penetrance; Photosensitivity; Protoporphyrinogen oxidase; Variegate porphyria

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOIDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PORPHYRIA VARIEGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TELEPHONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; DNA; FECES; FEMALE; FLAVOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUTATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PORPHYRIA, VARIEGATE; PORPHYRINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4544265363     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06120.x     Document Type: Article

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