" /> Porphyria cutanea tarda - CISMeF





Preferred Label : Porphyria cutanea tarda;

CISMeF acronym : HEP; PCT;

Type : Phenotype, molecular basis known;

Alternative titles and symbols : Porphyria cutanea tarda, type II; Pct, type II; Pct, 'familial' type; Porphyria, hepatocutaneous type; Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase deficiency; Urod deficiency; PCT;

Included titles and symbols : Porphyria, hepatoerythropoietic; HEP;

Description : Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is characterized by light-sensitive dermatitis and the excretion of large amounts of uroporphyrin in urine (Elder et al., 1980). De Verneuil et al. (1978) and others classified porphyria cutanea tarda, the most common type of porphyria, into 2 types: type I (176090), or 'sporadic' type, associated with approximately 50% level of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) in liver (Elder et al., 1978; Felsher et al., 1982), and type II, or 'familial' type, characterized by 50% deficient activity of the same enzyme in many tissues (Kushner et al., 1976; Elder et al., 1980). PCT type II is an autosomal dominant disorder with low penetrance and constitutes about 20% of cases of PCT. Recognized exacerbating factors of PCT include iron overload, excessive use of alcohol, exposure to polyhalogenated aromatic chemicals, exposure to estrogens, chronic viral hepatitis C, HIV infections, and mutation in the HFE gene (613609) that are responsible for hereditary hemochromatosis (235200) (review by Lambrecht et al., 2007).;

Inheritance : Autosomal dominant; Autosomal recessive;

Molecular basis : Susceptibility conferred by mutation in the HFE gene (HFE, 613609.0001); Caused by mutation in the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase gene (UROD, 176100.0001);

Neoplasia : Increased incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma;

Laboratory abnormalities : Reduced liver and red cell uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (URO decarboxylase);

Prefixed ID : #176100;

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