Preferred Label : protoporphyria, erythropoietic;

MeSH definition : An autosomal dominant porphyria that is due to a deficiency of FERROCHELATASE (heme synthetase) in both the LIVER and the BONE MARROW, the last enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME. Clinical features include mainly neurological symptoms, rarely cutaneous lesions, and elevated levels of protoporphyrin and COPROPORPHYRINS in the feces.;

MeSH synonym : protoporphyrias, erythropoietic; erythropoietic protoporphyrias; erythropoietic protoporphyria; erythrohepatic protoporphyria;

Related MeSH term : ferrochelatase deficiency; Deficiencies, Ferrochelatase; Deficiency, Ferrochelatase; Ferrochelatase Deficiencies; Heme Synthetase Deficiency; Deficiencies, Heme Synthetase; Deficiency, Heme Synthetase; Heme Synthetase Deficiencies; Synthetase Deficiencies, Heme; Synthetase Deficiency, Heme;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse with PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrohepatic protoporphyria;

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