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The diagnosis and follow-up of porphyria
1Department of Biochemistry, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria.
Pathology
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
This review details an approach to the biochemical diagnosis and follow-up of porphyria. We discuss the problems of diagnosis of both symptomatic patients suspected of porphyria and patients being investigated because of a family history of porphyria. High performance liquid chromatography plays a major role in the investigation of these patients. Molecular biology is emerging as a useful tool in further defining this group of diseases.