Porphyria cutanea tarda primarily affects the skin. People with the condition develop photosensitivity, which means that sunlight makes the condition worse, often causing painful blisters to form on ...

Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the liver’s ability to produce heme, a vital component of blood, and can manifest with a variety of symptoms often ...

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a common form of hepatic porphyria characterized by symptoms such as fragile, blister-prone skin particularly on sun-exposed areas. The condition occurs due to an ...

Patients with symptomatic acute hepatic porphyria were found to be at greater risk of accessing long-term sick leave and disability pension compared with the general population, but were not shown to ...

Mattias Lissing from the Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Unit, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending his thesis: "Liver transplantation, cancer risk and comorbidity in acute ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, today on Rare Disease Day announced the premiere of its new documentary, Two of ...

Variegate porphyria (VP) is an autosomal dominant condition that results from the deficiency of protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX, EC 1.3). The build-up of porphyrin precursors delta-aminolevulinic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced positive topline results from an interim analysis of the Envision phase 3 ...

BETHESDA, MD, UNITED STATES, May 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The United Porphyrias Association (UPA) is marking Global Porphyria Day 2026 on May 18 by focusing on ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- The United Porphyrias Association (UPA) is marking Global Porphyria Day 2026 on May 18 by focusing on the hidden realities of porphyria with the theme“One ...