Late-onset X-linked dominant protoporphyria: an etiology of photosensitivity in the elderly

J Invest Dermatol. 2013 Jun;133(6):1688-90. doi: 10.1038/jid.2012.467. Epub 2012 Dec 6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • 5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase / deficiency
  • 5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase / genetics*
  • Age of Onset
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Family Health
  • Female
  • Genes, Dominant
  • Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / etiology
  • Genetic Diseases, X-Linked / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pedigree
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / etiology
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / genetics*
  • Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / etiology
  • Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / genetics*

Substances

  • 5-Aminolevulinate Synthetase
  • ALAS2 protein, human

Supplementary concepts

  • Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic, X-Linked Dominant