Erythropoietic protoporphyria patients in Slovenia.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2007 Slovenia English Publisher:Slovene Welding SocietyJournal:Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica, volume 16 (issn: 1318-4458,

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Authors: Gorenjak, Maksimiljan; Kansky, Aleksej; Marko, Pij B.; Miljković, Jovan; Povalej, Petra;

pmid: 17994169

handle: 20.500.12556/DKUM-56093

Erythropoietic protoporphyria patients in Slovenia.

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There are only scarce epidemiological data on the prevalence of erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) in a given population. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of EPP within the Slovenian population.The patients were selected by routine examination of photosensitive patients and by studying hospital records. A quantitative spectrophotometric method was used to assess protoporphyrin, with values larger than 530 nm/l considered elevated.32 EPP patients were detected, which allows us to estimate the prevalence of EPP in Slovenia at 1.75 per 100,000 inhabitants.

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Slovenia

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National and University Library of Slovenia
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University of Maribor
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Keywords

Male, Erythrocytes, Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic, Slovenia, info:eu-repo/classification/udc/616.5-001.15, Protoporphyrins, Statistics, Nonparametric, Pedigree, Spectrophotometry, Prevalence, Humans, Female, Photosensitivity Disorders, Skin

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