Is liver transplantation for intractable attacks of porphyria a viable treatment in a developing country?

Hepatology. 2018 Feb;67(2):802-803. doi: 10.1002/hep.29650. Epub 2018 Jan 2.

Authors

Daniel A Jaramillo-Calle^{1

2}, Omar Castaño Quintero³, Juan-Ignacio Marín^{1

4}, Alicia M Cock-Rada⁵, Oscar Santos Sánchez^{1

4}, Octavio Muñoz^{1

4}, Juan-Carlos Restrepo^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Grupo de Gastrohepatología Universidad de Antioquia.
² Colombian Porphyrias Research Group (PorfiCol).
³ Internal Medicine Department Clínica Las Vegas.
⁴ Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe.
⁵ Medical Genetics Unit Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

PMID: 29140538
DOI: 10.1002/hep.29650

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Developing Countries
Humans
Liver Transplantation*
Porphobilinogen Synthase
Porphyrias*
Porphyrias, Hepatic*

Substances

Porphobilinogen Synthase