Porphyrins Profile

About the Test

The Porphyrins Profile measures the levels of six porphyrin compounds. Porphyrins are generated as the body builds hemoglobin, the compound that carries oxygen in blood cells. The relative amounts of each porphyrin are altered by certain hereditary diseases and by environmental or nutritional influences.

Biomarkers

Coproporphyrin I

Coproporphyrin III

Heptacarboxyporphyrin

Hexacarboxyporphyrin

Pentacarboxyporphyrin

Uroporphyrins

Precoproporphyrin

Biomarker name

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