| Literature DB >> 7327566 |
J C Deybach, H de Verneuil, Y Nordmann.
Abstract
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity and ferrochelatase activity have been measured in blood lymphocytes from patients with prophyria variegata, and from some members of the family of one patient; the mean activity of protoporphyrinogen oxidase from patients was about 50% of that in lymphocytes from normal subjects; similar results were obtained from asymptomatic carriers in two generations of the patient's family. This finding confirms that a protoporphyrinogen oxidase decreased activity reflects the primary genetic defect in Porphyria Variegata. Data of ferrochelatase activity have been found usually in the normal range and these results are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7327566 DOI: 10.1007/bf00282829
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Genet ISSN: 0340-6717 Impact factor: 4.132