Porphyrias: Lab Test
1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests. Detection of specific porphyria precursor stages in urine – qualitative urine test for porphobilinogen (PBG); if positive, quantitative measurements of porphobilinogen (PBG) and delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP): Urine staining in air? If red → evidence of acute porphyria, before and during an attack. Measurement … Porphyrias: Lab Test