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Elevated circulating porphyrin concentration

HP:0034606

What it means

The concentration of porphyrins in the blood circulation is above the upper limit of normal.

Most commonly tested circulating porphyrins are coproporphyrin, protoporphyrin, and uroporphyrin. Normally protoporphyrin is present in the highest concentration.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Elevated porphyrins concentration · Elevated porphyrins level · Elevated porphyrins level in blood · Increased porphyrins concentration · Increased porphyrins level · Increased porphyrins level in blood · Porphyrin high in blood

Elevated circulating porphyrin…

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.