Erythropoietic protoporphyria and pretra
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Martin Eefsen; Allan Rasmussen; Hans Christian Wulf; Axel Brock; Bent Adel Hanse
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is a disease of the heme metabolism due to a deficiency of ferrochelatase, leading to accumulation of protoporphyrin (PPIX) in the erythrocyte (red blood cell [RBC]). The major clinical manifestation in EPP is photosensitivity; however, in a small number of patien