References
Key articles
Phillips JD, Bergonia HA, Reilly CA, et al. A porphomethene inhibitor of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase causes porphyria cutanea tarda. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2007 Jan;104:5079-84.Full text Abstract
Jalil S, Grady JJ, Lee C, et al. Associations among behavior-related susceptibility factors in porphyria cutanea tarda. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Mar;8(3):297-302;e1.Full text Abstract
Singal AK. Porphyria cutanea tarda: recent update. Mol Genet Metab. 2019 Nov;128(3):271-81. Abstract
Handler NS, Handler MZ, Stephany MP, et al. Porphyria cutanea tarda: an intriguing genetic disease and marker. Int J Dermatol. 2017 Jun;56(6):e106-17. Abstract
Reference articles
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