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Review
. 2000 Jun 17;320(7250):1647-51.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7250.1647.

Diagnosis and management of porphyria

H Thadani  1 , A Deacon, T Peters
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Review

Diagnosis and management of porphyria

H Thadani et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Pathway of haem synthesis. Blocks at various parts of the pathway result in different porphyrias (numbers in parentheses show inheritance). AR=autosomal recessive, AD=autosomal dominant
Figure 2
Figure 2
Frequency of signs and symptoms in acute porphyria. Adapted from Kappas et al and McColl et al
Figure 3
Figure 3
Cutaneous lesions in porphyria cutanea tarda
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