title: Porphyria variegata--studies of an affected couple and their children.
abstract: Porphyria variegata affects approximately 1 in 200 Afrikaans-speaking people in South Africa. This paper reports the first case of a marriage between 2 people with porphyria variegata and describes investigations carried out on their 2 children, who do not exhibit any signs of the disease. The wife had suffered 1 miscarriage at 4 months' gestation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000235:genetics*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000032:analysis*; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins