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R. Hift

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R. Hift — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 26
Works: 86
Citations: 2,343

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C-terminal deletions in the ALAS2 gene lead to gain of function and cause X-linked dominant protoporphyria without anemia or iron overload.
S. Whatley, S. Ducamp, L. Gouya, B. Grandchamp +14 more
2008American Journal of Human Genetics267 citations Open access
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A R59W mutation in human protoporphyrinogen oxidase results in decreased enzyme activity and is prevalent in South Africans with variegate porphyria
P. Meissner, T. Dailey, R. Hift, M. Ziman +5 more
1996Nature Genetics207 citations
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Liver disease in erythropoietic protoporphyria: insights and implications for management
A. Anstey, R. Hift
2007Postgraduate medical journal161 citations Open access
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An Analysis of 112 Acute Porphyric Attacks in Cape Town, South Africa: Evidence That Acute Intermittent Porphyria and Variegate Porphyria Differ in Susceptibility and Severity
R. Hift, P. Meissner
2005Medicine149 citations Open access
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Should essays and other “open-ended”-type questions retain a place in written summative assessment in clinical medicine?
R. Hift
2014BMC Medical Education121 citations Open access
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Use of thiopurines in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of non‐melanoma skin cancer in an at‐risk population: A cohort study
M. Setshedi, D. Epstein, T. Winter, L. Myer +2 more
2012Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology103 citations
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The acute porphyrias.
G. Elder, R. Hift, P. Meissner
1997The Lancet97 citations
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A structured assessment of newly qualified medical graduates
Vanessa C. Burch, R. Nash, T. Zabow, T. Gibbs +3 more
2005Medical Education72 citations
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Plasma fluorescence scanning and fecal porphyrin analysis for the diagnosis of variegate porphyria: precise determination of sensitivity and specificity with detection of protoporphyrinogen oxidase mutations as a reference standard.
R. Hift, Brandon P. Davidson, C. S. van der Hooft, Doreen M. Meissner +1 more
2004Clinical Chemistry62 citations
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Homozygous variegate porphyria: an evolving clinical syndrome.
R. Hift, P. Meissner, G. Todd, P. Kirby +4 more
1993Postgraduate medical journal61 citations Open access
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Women's perceptions of the benefits and risks of skin‐lightening creams in two South African communities
N. Dlova, Saja Hamed, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, A. Grobler +1 more
2014Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology59 citations
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South African medical schools: Current state of selection criteria and medical students' demographic profile.
L. J. van der Merwe, G. V. van Zyl, A. St Clair Gibson, M. Viljoen +15 more
2015South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde55 citations Open access
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Variegate porphyria in South Africa, 1688-1996--new developments in an old disease.
R. Hift, P. Meissner, A. Corrigall, M. Ziman +6 more
1997South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde53 citations
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Drugs in porphyria: From observation to a modern algorithm-based system for the prediction of porphyrogenicity.
R. Hift, S. Thunell, A. Brun
2011Pharmacology and Therapeutics51 citations
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The spectrum of skin diseases in a black population in Durban, KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa
N. Dlova, A. Mankahla, N. Madala, A. Grobler +2 more
2015International Journal of Dermatology46 citations
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Porphyrias.
M. James, R. Hift
2000British Journal of Anaesthesia46 citations Open access
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Drugs in the acute porphyrias--toxicogenetic diseases.
M. Moore, R. Hift
1997Cellular and Molecular Biology45 citations
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Molecular characterization of erythropoietic protoporphyria in South Africa
M. Parker, A. Corrigall, R. Hift, P. Meissner
2008British Journal of Dermatology44 citations
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Treatment of acute porphyria.
G. Elder, R. Hift
2001Hospital Medicine43 citations
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A review of the clinical presentation, natural history and inheritance of variegate porphyria: its implausibility as the source of the ‘Royal Malady’
R. Hift, T. Peters, P. Meissner
2011Journal of Clinical Pathology38 citations Open access
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Propofol as an i.v. anaesthetic induction agent in variegate porphyria.
P. Meissner, G. G. Harrison, R. Hift
1991British Journal of Anaesthesia34 citations Open access
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A systematic study of the clinical and biochemical expression of variegate porphyria in a large South African family
R. Hift, Doreen M. Meissner, P. Meissner
2004British Journal of Dermatology33 citations
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Anaesthesia for the porphyric patient
G. G. Harrison, P. Meissner, R. Hift
1993Anaesthesia33 citations Open access
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Homozygous variegate porphyria in South Africa: genotypic analysis in two cases.
A. Corrigall, R. Hift, L. Davids, V. Hancock +3 more
2000Molecular Genetics and Metabolism30 citations
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Ultrasound findings in 42 patients with cytotoxic tissue damage following bites by South African snakes
D. Wood, B. Sartorius, R. Hift
2016Emergency Medicine Journal28 citations
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Snakebite in north-eastern South Africa: clinical characteristics and risks for severity
D. Wood, B. Sartorius, R. Hift
2016South African Family Practice27 citations Open access
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Acquired hypoprothrombinaemia and lupus anticoagulant: response to steroid therapy.
R. Hift, A. Bird, B. Sarembock
1991British Journal of Rheumatology23 citations
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Identification and characterisation of a deletion (537delAT) in the protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene in a South African variegate porphyria family
A. Corrigall, R. Hift, V. Hancock, Doreen M. Meissner +3 more
1998Human Mutation20 citations Open access
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Estimating the Burden of Snakebite on Public Hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Wood Darryl, B. Sartorius, R. Hift
2016Wilderness & environmental medicine (Print)19 citations Open access
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Classifying snakebite in South Africa: Validating a scoring system.
D. Wood, B. Sartorius, R. Hift
2016South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde18 citations Open access
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Prevalence of breast tuberculosis: Retrospective analysis of 65 patients attending a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa.
D. P. Ramaema, I. Buccimazza, R. Hift
2015South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde18 citations Open access
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Porphyria cutanea tarda: the etiological importance of mutations in the HFE gene and viral infection is population-dependent.
R. Hift, A. Corrigall, V. Hancock, J. Kannemeyer +2 more
2002Cellular and Molecular Biology18 citations
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The effect of oral activated charcoal on the course of congenital erythropoietic porphyria
R. Hift, P. Meissner, Ralph E. Kirsch
1993British Journal of Dermatology17 citations
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Assimilating South African medical students trained in Cuba into the South African medical education system: reflections from an identity perspective
B. Donda, R. Hift, Veena S. Singaram
2016BMC Medical Education15 citations Open access
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Skin cancer awareness and sunscreen use among outpatients of a South African hospital: need for vigorous public education
N. Dlova, Raechele Cochran Gathers, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni, R. Hift
2018South African Family Practice13 citations Open access
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The neurological manifestations of the acute porphyrias.
M. Sonderup, R. Hift
2014South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde13 citations Open access
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Fifty years of porphyria at the University of Cape Town.
P. Meissner, A. Corrigall, R. Hift
2012South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde13 citations Open access
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Detection of four mutations in six unrelated South African patients with acute intermittent porphyria.
P. Ong, W. Lanyon, R. Hift, J. Halkett +3 more
1996Molecular and Cellular Probes13 citations
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Hepatoerythropoietic porphyria precipitated by viral hepatitis.
R. Hift, P. Meissner, G. Todd
1993Gut13 citations Open access
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Acute intermittent porphyria: the in vitro expression of mutant hydroxymethylbilane synthase.
P. Ong, W. Lanyon, Gordon Graham, R. Hift +3 more
1997Molecular and Cellular Probes12 citations
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HIV viraemia during pregnancy in women receiving preconception antiretroviral therapy in KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal
V. Ntlantsana, R. Hift, Wendy P Mphatswe
2019Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine11 citations Open access
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Identification of the first variegate porphyria mutation in an indigenous black South African and further evidence for heterogeneity in variegate porphyria.
A. Corrigall, R. Hift, L. Davids, V. Hancock +3 more
2001Molecular Genetics and Metabolism11 citations
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Inhibition of mammalian protoporphyrinogen oxidase by acifluorfen.
A. Corrigall, R. Hift, P. Adams, R. Kirsch
1994Biochemistry and molecular biology international11 citations
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The impact of basic dermatology education and training on primary healthcare providers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pumeza U Makaula, A. Chateau, R. Hift, N. Dlova +1 more
2021South African Family Practice10 citations Open access
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Massive Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Stroke
P. Naidoo, R. Hift
2011Case Reports in Medicine10 citations Open access
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Identification of Two Novel Mutations in the Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase Gene in Three Patients from Two Unrelated Families with Acute Intermittent Porphyria
P. Ong, W. Lanyon, R. Hift, J. Halkett +3 more
1998Human Heredity9 citations
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The clinical diagnosis, prevention and management of the hepatic porphyrias.
R. Hift, P. Meissner, R. Kirsch
1997Tropical gastroenterology : official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation9 citations
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Safety and efficacy of interferon alpha-2b following prednisone withdrawal in the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B. A case-controlled, randomised study.
S. Robson, E. Brice, C. V. van Rensburg, J. Kannemeyer +2 more
1992South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde9 citations
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The diagnosis of porphyria.
R. Hift
1999South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde8 citations
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91 – Miscellaneous Abnormalities in Porphyrin Production and Disposal
R. Hift, P. Meissner
20037 citations
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