Table 1

Clinical and biological data of the 4 CEP patients

Patient 110 (female)Patient 2 (male)Patient 3 (male)Patient 4 (female)
Clinical classification* Moderate Mild Mild Mild 
Genotype     
    UROS C73R/P248Q C73R/P248Q C73R/P248Q C73R/P248Q 
    ALAS2 Y586F/WT WT WT WT/WT 
Clinical     
    Age at diagnosis/at examination 10 mo/10 mo 5 yr/5 yr 2 yr/2 and 25 yr 4 yr/4 yr 
    Scarring − − − 
    Blistering − − − 
    Mutilation − − − − 
    Hyperpigmentation 
    Hypertrichosis − − − 
    Erythrodontia 
    Splenomegaly − − − 
Biochemical (unit, normal range)     
    Hb (g/dL, > 11) 9.6 14 14.4 13.9 
    HCT (%, 36-51) 33 43 42.9 42 
    MCV (fL, 80-100) 71 79 83.9 80 
    Reticulocytes (%, 0.5-2) 5.6 4.1 4.5 4.3 
    Haptoglobin (g/L, 0.32-1.81) 0.070 0.074 0.030 0.081 
    LDH (U/L, 250-450) 1042 615 605 754 
Porphyrins     
    Urine     
        Porphyrins (nmol/mmol Creat) normal range < 30 10 400 1350 2390 2860 
        URO I, % 63 67 68 66 
Erythrocytes     
    Porphyrins, nmol/L (normal range < 1500) 27 050 8030 5750 11 105 
    ZPP, nmol/L/% 5130/19 3050/38 400/7 ND 
    URO I, nmol/L/% 10 280/38 2490/31 3560/62 ND 
    COPRO I, nmol/L/% 7850/29 2490/31 1260/22 ND 
Plasma     
    Emission peak, 619 nm Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Enzymatic activity     
    UROS, % normal 
Patient 110 (female)Patient 2 (male)Patient 3 (male)Patient 4 (female)
Clinical classification* Moderate Mild Mild Mild 
Genotype     
    UROS C73R/P248Q C73R/P248Q C73R/P248Q C73R/P248Q 
    ALAS2 Y586F/WT WT WT WT/WT 
Clinical     
    Age at diagnosis/at examination 10 mo/10 mo 5 yr/5 yr 2 yr/2 and 25 yr 4 yr/4 yr 
    Scarring − − − 
    Blistering − − − 
    Mutilation − − − − 
    Hyperpigmentation 
    Hypertrichosis − − − 
    Erythrodontia 
    Splenomegaly − − − 
Biochemical (unit, normal range)     
    Hb (g/dL, > 11) 9.6 14 14.4 13.9 
    HCT (%, 36-51) 33 43 42.9 42 
    MCV (fL, 80-100) 71 79 83.9 80 
    Reticulocytes (%, 0.5-2) 5.6 4.1 4.5 4.3 
    Haptoglobin (g/L, 0.32-1.81) 0.070 0.074 0.030 0.081 
    LDH (U/L, 250-450) 1042 615 605 754 
Porphyrins     
    Urine     
        Porphyrins (nmol/mmol Creat) normal range < 30 10 400 1350 2390 2860 
        URO I, % 63 67 68 66 
Erythrocytes     
    Porphyrins, nmol/L (normal range < 1500) 27 050 8030 5750 11 105 
    ZPP, nmol/L/% 5130/19 3050/38 400/7 ND 
    URO I, nmol/L/% 10 280/38 2490/31 3560/62 ND 
    COPRO I, nmol/L/% 7850/29 2490/31 1260/22 ND 
Plasma     
    Emission peak, 619 nm Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Enzymatic activity     
    UROS, % normal 

ALAS2 indicates 5-aminolevulinate synthase 2; CEP, congenital erythropoietic porphyria; COPRO I, coproporphyrin I; Hb, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; LDH, L-lactate dehydrogenase; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; ND, not determined; URO I, uroporphyrin I; and ZPP, zinc protoporphyrin.

*

According to Desnick and Astrin.

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