Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) is the most common of all porphyrias (one of the hepatic porphyrias) and results from a deficiency of the enzyme
Chloroquine Chloroquine also known as chloroquine phosphate or Aralen phosphate, is an aminoquinoline with antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, and potential chemosensitization and radiosensitization activities ((Vincent, M. J., Bergeron,
Hydroxychloroquine Hydroxychloroquine also known as hydroxychloroquine sulfate, Plaquenil or Plaquenil Sulfate, is a derivative of chloroquine, was developed in 1946. Both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine chemically belongs
Hepatoerythropoietic Porphyria Hepatoerythropoietic porphyria (HEP) also called UROD-related hepatoerythropoietic porphyria is an extremely rare inherited disorder of the heme-biosynthetic pathway known as cutaneous porphyrias caused by mutations
X-Linked Protoporphyria X-Linked Protoporphyria (XLP) also called X-linked dominant protoporphyria or X-linked dominant erythropoietic protoporphyria is an extremely rare genetic disorder of the heme-biosynthetic pathway known
Hemoglobin H disease Hemoglobin H disease also known as Alpha thalassemia intermedia that is caused by deletion of three alpha-globin genes (only one normal alpha gene
Acute intermittent porphyria Acute intermittent porphyria also called "AIP" or Swedish Porphyria is one of the acute porphyrias, which are a group of rare inherited metabolic
What is tyrosinemia Tyrosinemia also called hereditary tyrosinemia, refers to a group of genetic disorders characterized by disruptions in the multistep process that breaks down
Primary biliary cirrhosis Primary biliary cirrhosis is now known as primary biliary cholangitis or PBC is a chronic progressive autoimmune liver disease in which the small bile
What is CREST syndrome CREST syndrome is now called limited scleroderma, is a widespread connective tissue disease characterized by changes in the skin, blood vessels,
Congenital hepatic fibrosis Congenital hepatic fibrosis is an inherited disease of the liver that is present from birth. Congenital hepatic fibrosis is characterized by malformation