PORPHYRIAS
\pɔːfˈɪɹi͡əz], \pɔːfˈɪɹiəz], \p_ɔː_f_ˈɪ_ɹ_iə_z]\
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A group of disorders characterized by the excessive production of porphyrins or their precursors that arises from abnormalities in the regulation of the porphyrin-heme pathway. Aquired pophyrias, which are due to inhibition of enzymes in the metabolic pathway by a drug, toxin or abnormal metabolite, are more common than those which are inherited.
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