Tag: Afamelanotide
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Three Different Ways to Reduce Phototoxic Pain in EPP and XLP
Dersimelagon, Scenesse and bitopertin approach phototoxic pain through fundamentally different strategies. This BP Science explainer compares MC1R-driven photoprotection with upstream reduction of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) production in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked protoporphyria (XLP).