Term Name: porphyria
Synonyms: disorder of porphyrin and hem metabolism, disorder of porphyrin metabolism, Hematoporphyria, Porphyrinopathy
Definition: An inherited metabolic disorder that involves certain enzymes in the heme bio-synthetic pathway resulting in the overproduction and accumulation of the porphyrins.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:13268]   ( DOID:13268 )

Relationships
is a type of: inherited metabolic disorder
has subtype: acute porphyria cutaneous porphyria