Porphyrins help form many important substances in the body including hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen in the blood.
Porphyrins can be found in urine. A urine porphyrins test measures the amount of porphyrins in the urine.
Urine uroporphyrin; Urine coproporphyrin
A 24-hour urine sample is needed.
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