"Porphyria cutanea tarda" information
| LiverAtlas Disease ID | HuLDi00104 | ||
| Name | Porphyria cutanea tarda | ||
| Description | Xref: | ||
| Definition | An autosomal dominant or acquired porphyria due to a deficiency of UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE in the LIVER. It is characterized by photosensitivity and cutaneous lesions with little or no neurologic symptoms. Type I is the acquired form and is strongly associated with liver diseases and hepatic toxicities caused by alcohol or estrogenic steroids. Type II is the familial form. | Xref: MeSH2011_6_17:D017119 | |
| Synonym | Porphyria Cutanea Tarda | EXACT | Xref: MeSH2011_6_17:D017119, UMLS2011AA:C0162566 |
| porphyria cutanea tarda | EXACT | Xref: CSP2005:1849-7674 | |
| porphyria cutanea tarda | EXACT | Xref: HumanDO2011_6_18:DOID:3132 | |
| Homozygous porphyria cutanea tarda | NARROW | Xref: UMLS2011AA:C0268324 | |
| Xref | Clinical Hepatology,2004.Page 614 | ||
| HumanDO2011_6_18:DOID:3132 | |||
| MeSH2011_6_17:D017119 | |||
| UMLS2011AA:C0162566 | |||
| Genetics Relation | Gene/Protein/Pathway | ||
| Gene:UROD | |||
| Protein: | |||
