Gene: [01q22/PPOX] protoporphyrinogen oxidase (porphyria variegata); porphyria variegata (South African type; MIM:176200);

COM

Initially the VP(PPOX) gene had been considered to locate in 14q (Bissbort-1988). Later many authors obtained the strong evidence that the PPOX gene is mapped to 1q32 (Roberts-1995; Taketani-1995)."

GEN

The gene length: 8 kb; exons: 13 (Taketani-1995).

FUN

The PPOX enzyme participates in the heme biosynthetic pathway, catalyzes the 6-electron oxidation of protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX."

TIS

The enzyme is located in the inner membrane of mitochondria from various tissues, including liver, lymphocytes, and cultured fibroblasts."

PAT

The variegate porphyria presents with excessive accumulation and excretion of protoporphyrin and autosomal dominant inheritance."

HET

Several loci accounting for different types of porphyria are mapped in the human genome. On the classification of hereditary porphyrias, see GEM:01p34/UROD."

REF

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PAT,PHE,FOG "MacAlpine I &: Brit Med J, 1, 7-17, 1968
PAT,MUT "Meissner PN &: Nature Genet, 13, 95-97, 1996
PAT,PHE,FOG "Murphy GM &: J Roy Soc Med, 79, 361-363, 1986
PAT,PHE,FOG "Mustajoki P &: Clin Genet, 32, 300-305, 1987
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PAT,PHE,FOG "Mustajoki P: Ann Int Med, 89, 238-244, 1978
LOC,LIN "Roberts AG &: Hum Mol Genet, 4, 2387-2390, 1995
GEN,SEQ,LOC,LIN "Taketani S &: Genomics, 29, 698-703, 1995
PAT,MUT "Warnich L &: Hum Mol Genet, 5, 981-984, 1996

KEY

derm, neu, git

CLA

coding, basic

LOC

01 q22

MIM

MIM: 600923

EZN

ENZYME: 1.3.3.4