VP is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is especially prominent in South Africans of Dutch descent.
ALA dehydratase deficiency porphyria is an extremely rare form of porphyria. It is an autosomal recessive disorder with only a few cases reported worldwide. Symptoms can vary widely among affected individuals.
It is a rare disease, estimated to affect fewer than one in one million people.
Swedish porphyria, pyrroloporphyria, and intermittent acute porphyria.
Approximately five to 10 per 100,000 people in the United States carry a gene for AIP, but only 10% of these people ever develop symptoms of the disease.
both depending on the type of porphyria
Porphyria's Lover was created in 1836.
The cast of Porphyria - 2013 includes: Jasmin Egner as Porphyria Simon McCay as Thomas
CEP is also called Gunther's disease, erythropoietic porphyria, congenital porphyria, congenital hematoporphyria, and erythropoietic uroporphyria.
There is no definitive evidence to suggest that Count Dracula, a fictional character created by Bram Stoker, suffered from porphyria. The link between porphyria and vampire lore is largely a modern interpretation. Stoker's inspiration for Dracula came from various sources, and there is no direct reference to porphyria in the novel.
Porphyria's lover desires to possess Porphyria completely, to have her love him and be with him forever. He wants her to be devoted solely to him and not to anyone else, even if it means resorting to extreme measures to ensure her loyalty.
Paraerythropoietic porphyria does not exist in standard medical textbooks on porphyria. "Para" means beside. Apparently, this name should indicate that is something like erythopoietic porphyria. Erythropoietic porphyria is in most cases a very severe disease starting in neonates, in most instances. A disease named erythropoietic protoporphyria is less severe, but begins also in childhood. The main symptom of both diseases is intolerance of sunlight that induces pain and/or blisters in sun-exposed skin.