"Coproporphyrins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Porphyrins with four methyl and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings. Elevated levels of Coproporphyrin III in the urine and feces are major findings in patients with HEREDITARY COPROPORPHYRIA.
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D003306
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.578.840.500.250 D03.633.400.909.500.250 D04.345.783.500.250 D23.767.727.250
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Coproporphyrins" by people in Profiles.
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Purpuric phototherapy-induced eruption in transfused neonates: relation to transient porphyrinemia. Pediatrics. 1997 Sep; 100(3 Pt 1):360-4.