Precipitating factors of porphyria cutanea tarda in Brazil with emphasis on hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations. Study of 60 patients

• Main Authors: Fatima Mendonca Jorge Vieira (Author), Maria Cristina Nakhle (Author), Clarice Pires Abrantes-Lemos (Author), Eduardo Luiz Rachid Cancado (Author), Vitor Manoel Silva dos Reis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common form of porphyria, characterized by the decreased activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase enzyme. Several reports associated HFE gene mutations of hereditary hemochromatosis with porphyria cutanea tarda worldwide, although up to date only...