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Günther congenital porphyria  

Definition

  • Gunther disease, is a congenital form of erythropoietic porphyria. The word porphyria originated from the Greek word porphura. Porphura actually means "purple pigment", which, in suggestion, the color that the body fluid changes when a person has Gunther's disease. It is a rare, autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting heme, caused by deficiency of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen cosynthetase. (Wikipedia)

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Synonym(s)

  • Gunther congenital porphyria

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/VH8-RC4GPN98-H

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