title: Hans Gunther and his disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. madan@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: Christian P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Schaaf
authors.forename: Prem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vardhan
authors.forename: Suverta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhayana
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Karl E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D017092:Porphyria, Erythropoietic / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology