"Porphyrias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A diverse group of metabolic diseases characterized by errors in the biosynthetic pathway of HEME in the LIVER, the BONE MARROW, or both. They are classified by the deficiency of specific enzymes, the tissue site of enzyme defect, or the clinical features that include neurological (acute) or cutaneous (skin lesions). Porphyrias can be hereditary or acquired as a result of toxicity to the hepatic or erythropoietic marrow tissues.
| Descriptor ID |
D011164
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.811
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| Concept/Terms |
Porphyrias- Porphyrias
- Porphyrin Disorder
- Disorder, Porphyrin
- Disorders, Porphyrin
- Porphyrin Disorders
- Porphyria
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Gordeuk VR, Brittenham GM, Hawkins CW, Mukhtar H, Bickers DR. Iron therapy for hepatic dysfunction in erythropoietic protoporphyria. Ann Intern Med. 1986 Jul; 105(1):27-31.