Genes
The following genes are part of the chemical pathway for making heme:
- ALAD: aminolevulinic acid, delta-, dehydratase
- ALAS1: aminolevulinate, delta-, synthase 1
- ALAS2: aminolevulinate, delta-, synthase 2 (sideroblastic/hypochromic anemia)
- CPOX: coproporphyrinogen oxidase
- FECH: ferrochelatase (protoporphyria)
- HMBS: hydroxymethylbilane synthase
- PPOX: protoporphyrinogen oxidase
- UROD: uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
- UROS: uroporphyrinogen III synthase (congenital erythropoietic porphyria)
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