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Erythropoietic protoporphyria in a boy
  1. Paola Sabrina Buonuomo1,
  2. Marina Macchiaiolo1,
  3. Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini1,
  4. Gianfranco Biolcati2,
  5. Angela Pitisci2,
  6. Alberto Villani3,
  7. Andrea Bartuli1
  1. 1 Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
  2. 2 Porfiria Center, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, IFO, Rome, Italy
  3. 3 General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Unit, “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Paola Sabrina Buonuomo, Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Unit “Bambino Gesù” Children's Hospital, piazza S. Onofrio, 4, Rome 00135, Italy; psabrina.buonuomo{at}opbg.net
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307082

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