My daughter has porphyrin detected in urine report what types? precautions take and what can we do, and how it's? affected please guide us, we send one blood sample for molecular test at bangalore.

Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare autosomal dominant metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme, the oxygen-binding prosthetic group of hemoglobin. It is characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase.The most common type of porphyria is porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), which affects the skin. PCT is also the most treatable. No known cure exists for any type of porphyria. 

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