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Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

Known as: Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic [Disease/Finding], protoporphyria erythropoietic, EPP 
A rare congenital metabolic disorder characterized by an inborn error of porphyrin-heme biosynthesis. It is caused by deficiency of the enzyme… 
National Institutes of Health

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24 relations
Anemia, HemolyticAutosomal recessive inheritanceBiliary calculiBurning sensation

Broader (2)

Disorders of Porphyrin MetabolismHereditary Diseases

Narrower (1)

Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic, X-Linked Dominant

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Radical loss of an extreme extra-pair mating system
BackgroundMating outside the pair-bond is surprisingly common in socially monogamous birds, but rates of extra-pair paternity… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Spatio-temporal patterns of bacterioplankton production and community composition related to phytoplankton composition and protistan bacterivory in a dam reservoir
Seasonal changes in the abundance and production of epilimnetic bacterioplankton, protistan abundance and bacterivory, and… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Porphyrin metalation catalyzed by a small RNA molecule
We report here the isolation and characterization of a 35-nucleotide (nt) RNA that catalyzes the related Cu(II) insertion into… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Neuromuscular transmission at newly formed neuromuscular junctions in the regenerating soleus muscle of the rat.
1. A study of neuromuscular function in regenerating skeletal muscle fibres in the rat soleus muscle has been made. The muscle… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Cholesterol Hydroperoxide Formation in Red Cell Membranes and Photohemolysis in Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
3β-Hydroxy-5α-hydroperoxy-Δ6-cholestene is produced in protoporphyrin-containing red blood cell ghosts irradiated with… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Iron metabolism in porphyria cutanea tarda and in erythropoietic protoporphyria.
Absorption of radioiron, plasma iron and iron-binding capacity, plasma iron turnover and utilization of radioiron, tissue iron… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Photodynamic damage of the erythrocyte membrane caused by protoporphyrin in protoporphyria and in normal red blood cells.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Protoporphyrin-induced photohemolysis in protoporphyria and in normal red blood cells.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF THE SKIN IN ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA
SUMMARY. —An electron microscopical examination has been made of skin from 4 patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria. Both… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA AND PHOTOHEMOLYSIS.
Erythropoietic protoporphyria is a relatively rare metabolic anomaly occurring in childhood and characterized by various types of… 
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