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Results 1 - 10 of 26 for Porphyrin
  1. Porphyrin Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Porphyrin Tests What are porphyrin tests? Porphyrin tests measure the level of porphyrins in your blood, urine (pee), or stool (poop). Your body uses porphyrins ... types of porphyria. Why do I need a porphyrin test? You may need a porphyrin test if ... pills and hormonal replacement therapy . What happens during porphyrin testing? Porphyrins can be tested in blood, urine, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/porphyrin-tests - Medical Tests
  2. Porphyrins blood test 
    Porphyrins help form many important substances in the body. One of these is hemoglobin. This is the ... blood cells that carries oxygen in the blood. Porphyrins can be measured in the blood or the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003372.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Porphyrins urine test 
    Porphyrins are natural chemicals in the body that help form many important substances in the body. One ... blood cells that carries oxygen in the blood. Porphyrins can be measured in the urine or blood . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003614.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Porphyrin urine test (image) 
    The uroporphyrin test measures levels of porphyrins in urine. The most important function of porphyrins is as components of heme, which is made from iron plus protoporphyrin. Hemoglobin is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9770.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Porphyrins and Porphyria Diagnosis (American Porphyria Foundation)  
    Porphyria/Diagnosis and Tests ... Porphyria ... American Porphyria Foundation
    https://porphyriafoundation.org/.../testing-for-porphyria/diagnosis - External Health Links
  6. Porphyria 
    ... hepatic types, depending on where damaging compounds called porphyrins and porphyrin precursors first build up in the body. In ... porphyrias are considered hepatic porphyrias. In these disorders, porphyrins and porphyrin precursors originate primarily in the liver, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/porphyria -
  7. FECH gene 
    ... A shortage of functional ferrochelatase allows compounds called porphyrins to build up in developing red blood cells. ... them to accumulate to toxic levels. The excess porphyrins can leak out of developing red blood cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fech - Genetics
  8. Porphyria 
    ... body makes heme in a multi-step process. Porphyrins are made during several steps of this process. ... for this process. This causes abnormal amounts of porphyrins or related chemicals to build up in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001208.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Porphyria (National Library of Medicine)  
    Porphyrias are a group of genetic disorders caused by problems with how your body makes a substance called heme. Heme is found throughout the body, especially in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/porphyria.html - Health Topics
  10. PBG urine test 
    Porphobilinogen (PBG) is one of several types of porphyrins found in your body. Porphyrins help form many important substances in the body. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003596.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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