Variegate porphyria (also known as `Mixed hepatic porphyria`, `Mixed porphyria`, `South African genetic porphyria`{rp|525}, and `South African porphyria`) is an autosomal dominant porphyria that can have acute (severe but usually not long-lasting) symptoms along with symptoms that affect the skin. The disorder results from low levels of th...
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(from the article `porphyria`) ...common form of porphyria, with an overall incidence of approximately one per 100,000 population; people of Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, and German ...
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Porphyria characterised by abdominal pain and neuropsychiatric abnormalities, by dermal sensitivity to light and mechanical trauma, by increased faecal excretion of proto-and coproporphyrin, and by increased urinary excretion of d-aminolevulinic acid, porphobilinogen, and porphyrins; due to a deficiency of protoporphyrinogen oxidase; autosomal domi...
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(VP) porphyria variegata.
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(VP) Type: Term Definitions: 1. porphyria characterized by abdominal pain and neuropsychiatric abnormalities, by dermal sensitivity to light and mechanical trauma, by increased fecal excretion of proto- and coproporphyrin, and by increased urinary excretion of ΄-aminolevulinic acid, porphobilinogen, and porphyrins; due to a defi...
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Variegate porphyria, inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, has skin changes indistinguishable from porphyria cutanea tarda. In addition, patients with variegate porphyria have systemic complaints more typical of acute intermittent porphyria.
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