Porphyrias

Question 1

What are the porphyrias

Answer 1

Question 2

What are the acute porphyrias

Answer 2

1. Plumboporphyrias
2. Acute intermittent porphyria
3. Hereditary porphyria
4. Variegate porphyria

Question 3

What are the non-acute porphyrias?

Answer 3

1. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
2. Porphyria cutanea tarda
3. Erythropoietic prophyria

Question 4

What enzyme is affected in plumboporphyria

Answer 4

PBG synthase

Question 5

Main features of plumboporphyria

Answer 5

Question 6

Enzyme affected in acute intermittent porphyria

Answer 6

HMB synthase

Question 7

What enzyme is affected in hereditary coproporhyria

Answer 7

coproporpyrinogen oxidase

Question 8

Main features of hereditary coproporhyria

Answer 8

Question 9

What enzyme is affected in variegate porphyria?

Answer 9

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Question 10

Features of variegate porphyria

Answer 10

Question 11

What enzyme is affected in congenital erythropoietic porphyria?

Answer 11

Uroporphyrinogen synthase

Question 12

Features of congenital erythropoietic porphyria

Answer 12

Question 13

Most common type of porphyria

Answer 13

Question 14

Enzyme affected in porphyria cutanea tarda

Answer 14

Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

Question 15

Enzyme affected in erythropoietic protoporphyria

Answer 15

Ferrochelatase