Porphyria

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Porphyria is a group of diseases in which substances called porphyrins build up, negatively affecting the skin or nervous system. Most types are inherited, but porphyria cutanea tarda may also be due to increased iron in the liver, hepatitis C, alcohol, or HIV/AIDS.

Also known as: porphyria

25 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 8 tagged with Porphyria itself.

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Where it sits in the disease tree

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↑ Porphyrin metabolism disease (64)

Sub-types of Porphyria

Inherited porphyria 0 trials · 24 incl. sub-types
9 sub-types
- Erythropoietic protoporphyria 15 trials Sub-types →
- CPOX-related hereditary coproporphyria 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- HMBS-related hepatic porphyria 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- PPOX-related hepatic porphyria 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Cutaneous porphyria 2 trials
- UROD-related inherited porphyria 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Chester porphyria 0 trials
- Erythropoietic uroporphyria associated with myeloid malignancy 0 trials
- Porphyria due to ALA dehydratase deficiency 0 trials
Hepatic porphyria 4 trials · 23 incl. sub-types
7 sub-types
- Erythropoietic protoporphyria 15 trials Sub-types →
- HMBS-related hepatic porphyria 0 trials · 5 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hereditary coproporphyria 5 trials
- PPOX-related hepatic porphyria 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Porphyria cutanea tarda 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Hepatic cutaneous porphyria 0 trials
- Porphyria due to ALA dehydratase deficiency 0 trials
Acquired porphyria 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda 0 trials

Most studied deeper sub-types

X-linked erythropoietic protoporphyria (10) Acute intermittent porphyria (5) Protoporphyria, erythropoietic, 1 (2) Variegate porphyria (2) Familial porphyria cutanea tarda (1) Protoporphyria, erythropoietic, 2 (1) Autosomal erythropoietic protoporphyria (0) Encephalopathy, porphyria-related (0) Harderoporphyria (0) Hepatoerythropoietic porphyria (0) Leukoencephalopathy, porphyria-related (0) Porphyria, acute intermittent, nonerythroid variant (0) Variegate porphyria, childhood-onset (0)

Including sub-types (25) Tagged with Porphyria (8)

Trials to join now! 2 Not yet finished but already full! 3 Completed 2 Terminated 1

Porphyria

Where it sits in the disease tree

Most studied deeper sub-types

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