Scenesse (afamelanotide) increases the time people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked protoporphyria (XLP), two types of porphyria,…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm may help reduce the time it takes to diagnose…
Oral iron supplements may help people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) build back their iron reserves and increase the levels…
Certain triggers of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) may also affect the function of the brain’s mitochondria — the bean-shaped…
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) manifests in a variety of ways, but in China, the most common symptoms are abdominal…
Treatment with cimetidine, an over-the-counter (OTC) medication normally used to treat heartburn, may help children with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP)…
A rarely reported mutation in the HMBS gene was identified as the cause of recurrent, hard-to-treat episodes of acute…
Different mutations in the HMBS gene — the cause of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) — are not associated with…
A new mutation in the HMBS gene was identified as the cause of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) in a…
People with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) who have high levels of porphyrin precursors in the urine are more likely…