Variations in Porphobilinogen and 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Concentrations in Plasma and Urine from Asymptomatic Carriers of the Acute Intermittent Porphyria Gene with Increased Porphyrin Precursor Excretion
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 52 (4) , 701-707
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2005.058198
Abstract
Background: The heme precursors porphobilinogen (PBG) and 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) accumulate during overt crises of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), and high excretion of these metabolites often continues in the asymptomatic phase.Keywords
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