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Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2006

A patient, who suffers from congenital erythropoietic porphyria, has skin photosensitivity. The accumulation of what compound in the skin cells can cause it?

Answer options

  1. Uroporphyrinogen 2
  2. Uroporphyrinogen 1
  3. Coproporphyrinogen 3
  4. Heme
  5. Protoporphyrin
Correct answer

Uroporphyrinogen 1

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