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Deficiency, uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase: See: UROD deficiency.
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PCT results from a deficiency of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (URO-D) in the liver that can be caused by an inherited gene mutation or acquired factors.
PCT is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase. Excess iron and multiple other susceptibility factors, including alcohol, ...
UROD deficiency: Lack of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) which is the basic cause of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), the late skin form of porphyria.
A deficiency in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) enzyme activity, the fifth enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway, is found in patients with sporadic porphyria ...