title: [The laboratory diagnostics of disorders of porphyrin metabolism: a lecture].
abstract: The lecture presents data concerning biosynthesis of haem and mechanisms of its regulation in bone marrow and liver. The basic pathogenic mechanisms of porphyrias development and their classification are exposed. The optimal list of laboratory tests to diagnose porphyrias is presented. The role and significance of various laboratory analysis techniques to diagnose porphyrias are demonstrated. The technology of laboratory analysis in case of porphyria suspicion is described.
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000652:urine; D006418:Heme / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000652:urine; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D011166:Porphyrins; D006418:Heme; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid