About The Medical Condition Porphyria

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Porphyria

Porphyria Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Porphyria Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Porphyria?

A group of disorders characterized by the excessive production of porphyrins or their precursors that arises from abnormalities in the regulation of the porphyrin-heme pathway. Aquired pophyrias, which are due to inhibition of enzymes in the metabolic pathway by a drug, toxin or abnormal metabolite, are more common than those which are inherited.

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