Acute intermittent porphyria
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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. It is the most common of the acute porphyrias.[1][2][3]
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Acute intermittent porphyria | |
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Other names | Swedish porphyria, pyrroloporphyria, intermittent acute porphyria |
Porphobilinogen | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
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