Hepatic porphyria
Hepatic porphyrias is a form of porphyria in which toxic porphyrin molecules build up in the liver. Hepatic porphyrias can result from a number of different enzyme defiencies.[1]
| Hepatic porphyria | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Endocrinology  |
Examples include (in order of synthesis pathway):
See also
References
- "OMIM - PORPHYRIA, CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC". Retrieved 2008-12-04.
External links
| Classification |
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- Porphyrias,+Hepatic at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- www.drugs-porphyria.com
- www.porphyria-europe.com
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