Sun exposure may lower the number and affect the properties of skin-derived stem cells in people with variegate porphyria,…
Articles by Joana Carvalho, PhD
Porphyria is associated with a significant financial healthcare burden in the United States, which is driven mainly by hospital admissions,…
Scientists discovered six new mutations in the HMBS gene associated with acute intermitent porphyria (AIP) in a…
Severe lack of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) — the defective enzyme in people with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) —…
Antiviral treatment can prevent the onset of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) in people with hepatitis C and urine abnormalities…
A new study testing a light exposure measuring device designed to help people with erythropoietic protoporphyria…
The low blood sodium levels associated with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) may also contribute to reversible splenial lesion syndrome (RESLES),…
People with acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) are more likely to file for long-term sick leave and disability pension, but…
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), a branch of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has…
Patients with congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) should have a liver biopsy to assess the degree of liver damage before…