Partial protoporphyrinogen oxidase (<it>PPOX</it>) gene deletions, due to different <it>Alu</it>-mediated mechanisms, identified by MLPA analysis in patients with variegate porphyria
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Variegate porphyria (VP) is an autosomal dominantly inherited hepatic porphyria. The genetic defect in the <it>PPOX</it> gene leads to a partial defect of protoporphyrinogen oxidase, the penultimate enzyme of heme biosynthesis. Affected individuals ca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2013-01-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.ojrd.com/content/8/1/13 |