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Descriptions

Porphobilinogen (PBG) is a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism. It is generated by aminolevulinate (ALA) and the enzyme ALA dehydratase. PBG is then converted into hydroxymethyl bilane by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase, also known as hydroxymethylbilane synthase. Acute intermittent porphyria causes an increase in urinary porphobilinogen. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Porphobilinogen

PBG (Porphobilinogen) clinically is used to diagnose porphyria cutanea tarda, hereditary coproporphyria, and variegate porphyria. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Porphobilinogen
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
PBG

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 胆色素原
Synonyms: PBG;Porph;卟吩胆色素原;胆素原
fr-CA French (Canada) Porphobilinogène
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Porfobilinogeen
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Porfobilinogeno
it-IT Italian (Italy) Porfobilinogeno
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Porfobilinojen
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Порфобилиноген
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) porfobilinogeen
fr-BE French (Belgium) Porphobilinogène