Search for dissertations about: "Acute intermittent porphyria"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Acute intermittent porphyria.
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1. Epidemiological, clinical anf pathogenetic studies of acute intermittent porphyria
Abstract : Porphyrias are inherited metabolic disorders characterised by an impairment of heme biosynthesis. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is the most common of the acute porphyrias in Sweden. Acute attacks of AIP are characterised by neuro-psychiatric symptoms, including epileptic seizures. READ MORE
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2. Acute intermittent porphyria, women and sex hormones. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in porphyria
Abstract : Background: Porphyrias are inherited disorders with impaired heme biosynthesis. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is the most common porphyria in Sweden. AIP attacks may be life-threatening. Female sex hormones are regarded as important precipitating factors. READ MORE
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3. Acute intermittent porphyria : studies of chronic disease, recombinant enzyme therapy and late complications
Abstract : This thesis comprise five studies on patients with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) observed under different clinical conditions associated with the disorder. They have generally been monitored at the porphyria out-patient clinic in Stockholm South Hospital, and were biochemically monitored at Porphyria Centre Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Liver transplantation, cancer risk and comorbidity in acute porphyria
Abstract : The porphyrias are a group of rare, mostly genetic, metabolic diseases caused by alterations in the eight enzymatic steps of the heme biosynthesis pathway. This thesis focuses on three of these diseases, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), hereditary coproporhyria (HCP) and variegate porphyria (VP), collectively labeled acute porphyrias (AP) based on similarities in clinical and biochemical presentation. READ MORE
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5. New approaches for treatment of acute intermittent porphyria by enzyme substitution and gene therapy : evaluation in vitro and in vivo
Abstract : Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare inborn metabolic error of heme synthesis in which the activity of the third enzyme, porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD), is deficient. It is clinically characterized by acute, potentially life-threatening neurologic attacks that are precipitated by various drugs, reproductive hormones and other factors. READ MORE