Bone marrow transplantation improves symptoms of congenital erythropoietic porphyria even when done post puberty

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 108-111

  Singh, Saurabh ^a   Khanna, Neena ^a   Kumar, Lalit ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUDARABINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; METHOTREXATE; PORPHYRIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACRAL MUTILATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BLISTER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA; FACIAL HYPERTRICHOSIS; FATIGUE; FECES ANALYSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE COLOR; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; PORPHYRIA; PUBERTY;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC; PORPHYRIAS; PUBERTY;

EID: 84861068884     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: 09733922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.90963     Document Type: Letter

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