# Afamelanotide in protoporphyria and other skin diseases: a review.

> PubMed lists PMID 38784937 in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii as Journal Article, Review, with publication-date metadata of 2024-04-12 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug afamelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings.

- Evidence object: `story:pubmed-pmid-38784937-afamelanotide:v1`
- Evidence domain: Literature metadata
- Date in source: 2024-05-25
- Source checked: 2026-07-30
- Published by PeptideScanner: 2026-08-13
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- JSON record: https://peptidescanner.com/evidence/v1/objects/pubmed-pmid-38784937-afamelanotide-v1.json
- Content SHA-256: `a1592e67e02328c42b56ae627f92cb1c71b3bd83f6c4022a0e0a4696ceaf3242`

## Claims and source pins

### Headline

Afamelanotide in protoporphyria and other skin diseases: a review. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46))

### Summary

PubMed lists PMID 38784937 in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii as Journal Article, Review, with publication-date metadata of 2024-04-12 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug afamelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46))

### Paragraph 1

PubMed lists PMID 38784937 in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii as Journal Article, Review, with publication-date metadata of 2024-04-12 (day precision). PeptideScanner associated the retained record with the identity slug afamelanotide. These fields reproduce attributed bibliographic metadata and do not summarize or endorse the article's findings. ([`pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46`](#source-pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46))

### Paragraph 2

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## Sources

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- **Afamelanotide in protoporphyria and other skin diseases: a review. · retained source version 1:2024-05-25:current:0f82149add463ff814c90307eab1349daa04be75a6198619c0fa281ebd9c5e5c** — PubMed; class A. [Open source](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38784937/) (`pubmed-observation-pmid-38784937-2024-05-25-0f82149add46`)

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## Suggested citation

PeptideScanner. "Afamelanotide in protoporphyria and other skin diseases: a review." Version 1, published 2026-08-13. https://peptidescanner.com/evidence/v1/objects/pubmed-pmid-38784937-afamelanotide-v1.json SHA-256: a1592e67e02328c42b56ae627f92cb1c71b3bd83f6c4022a0e0a4696ceaf3242.