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Hans Gunther and his disease
Author(s) -
Madan Pankaj,
Schaaf Christian P.,
Vardhan Prem,
Bhayana Suverta,
Chandra Prakash,
Anderson Karl E.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
photodermatology, photoimmunology and photomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.736
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1600-0781
pISSN - 0905-4383
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2007.00323.x
Subject(s) - disease , porphyria , medicine , dermatology
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (Gunther's disease) is one of the least common porphyrias. This article describes the life and career of Hans Gunther (after whom the disease is named), his contributions to the field of porphyrias and the current understanding of Gunther's disease.