Medical condition
Hepatic porphyria | |
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Specialty | Endocrinology ![]() |
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 deficiencies.
Examples include (in order of synthesis pathway):
- Acute intermittent porphyria
- Porphyria cutanea tarda and Hepatoerythropoietic porphyria
- Hereditary coproporphyria
- Variegate porphyria
See also※
References※
- ^ "OMIM - PORPHYRIA, CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC". Retrieved 2008-12-04.
External links※
- Porphyrias,+Hepatic at the——U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- www.drugs-porphyria.com
- www.porphyria-europe.com
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