Porphyria and Porphyrin Metabolism
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Straka, J G; Rank, J M; Bloomer, J R
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Article
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1990
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Annual Reviews
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English
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Porphyrins, their reduced congeners (porphyrinogens), and their precursors are accumulated and excreted in excessive amounts in the porphyrias because of defects in the enzymes of heme biosynthesis. The nature of these defects is being defined using biochemical and molecular biological techniques. T