Genetic testing can be used by clinicians to look for changes in your DNA that could cause a genetic disorder…
Articles by Brian Murphy, Ph.D.
Doctors can use various diagnostic tests to determine whether a patient’s symptoms are caused by porphyria or another disorder. Here…
While most cases of porphyria manifest later in life, the disease sometimes affects infants and children. Following is information…
If you have porphyria, the thought of potentially passing the disease on to your children can be stressful. There…
Everyone needs to take some form of medication at some point. People with porphyria, however, need to be extra…
Porphyria is the name given a group of rare genetic disorders that result in a buildup of porphyrins…
Bacterial infections can happen to anyone. However, when they happen to someone with porphyria physicians have to take special…
A diagnosis for yourself or a loved one of a rare disease such as porphyria can make you feel…