A case report of acute intermittent porphyria leading to severe disability
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder resulting from increased production of porphyrins and their precursors, δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG), due to deficiencies in the enzymatic activity of the heme synthesis pathway. The disease is typical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1334743/full |