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urinary pbg (porphobilinogen)
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Definition for urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen)
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) is also known as: urine PBG, urine porphobilinogen
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: variegate porphyria, acute intermittent porphyria and congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
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diagnosis
variegate porphyria
multisystem disorder resulting from defects in heme production
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and variegate porphyria
acute intermittent porphyria
metabolic disorder due to accumulation of pophyrins in blood
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and acute intermittent porphyria
congenital erythropoietic porphyria
disorder caused by increased porphyrins in bone marrow
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and congenital erythropoietic porphyria
hypercholesterolemia
high cholesterol
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and hypercholesterolemia
related procedure for 'urinary pbg (porphobilinogen)'/associated diagnoses
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Trace PBG Kit
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Trace PBG Kit
Molecular Genetic Studies
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Molecular Genetic Studies
24-hour fecal porphyrin
24 hour fecal porphyrin to determine type of porphyria
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and 24-hour fecal porphyrin
24-hour urinary porphyrin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and 24-hour urinary porphyrin
Urine coproporphyrins
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Urine coproporphyrins
urinary uroporphyrin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and urinary uroporphyrin
Liver Function Tests
elevated liver enzymes
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Liver Function Tests
Urinary delta-aminolevulinic acid
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Urinary delta-aminolevulinic acid
Erythrocyte porphyrin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Erythrocyte porphyrin
Fecal protoporphyrin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Fecal protoporphyrin
Plasma porphyrin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Plasma porphyrin
Stool coproporphyrins
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Stool coproporphyrins
Tex kit
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Tex kit
Urinary aminolevulinic acid
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Urinary aminolevulinic acid
Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) level
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) level
biliary porphyrin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and biliary porphyrin
spectrofluorometry
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and spectrofluorometry
BUN
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and BUN
Complete metabolic panel
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Complete metabolic panel
Lipoprotein Electrophoresis
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and Lipoprotein Electrophoresis
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related medication for 'urinary pbg (porphobilinogen)'/associated diagnoses
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chlorpromazine
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and chlorpromazine
diazepam
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and diazepam
gabapentin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and gabapentin
leuprolide
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and leuprolide
magnesium sulfate
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and magnesium sulfate
propranolol
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and propranolol
beta-carotene
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and beta-carotene
clonazepam
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and clonazepam
glucose
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and glucose
heme arginate
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and heme arginate
morphine sulfate
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and morphine sulfate
panhematin
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and panhematin
diazepam per rectal
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and diazepam per rectal
hemin (panhematin)
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and hemin (panhematin)
lorazepam
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and lorazepam
lynestrenol
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and lynestrenol
meperidine
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and meperidine
morphine
urinary PBG (Porphobilinogen) and morphine
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
Urinary excretion of ?-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG). Measurement of urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) is the best biochemical test for ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=aip
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Biochemical Characterization of Porphobilinogen Deaminase?Deficient ...
... urinary excretion of the porphyrin precursors porphobilinogen (PBG) and 5 ... between plasma and urinary levels of porphobilinogen (PBG) and 5-aminolevulinic ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1430985
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Urinary excretion of ?-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG). Measurement of urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) is the best biochemical test for AIP, ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/picrender.fcgi?book=ge...
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PBG
PBG. Overview Risks Results. Alternative Names: PHB; Porphobilinogen ... Increased levels of urinary PBG may indicate: liver cancer. hepatitis. lead poisoning ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/003596res.htm
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
Your search term(s) urinary incontinence men returned 1490 results. ... of markedly increased urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) in a single-void urine specimen. ...
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Porphyria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... general, urine estimation of porphobilinogen (PBG) is the first step if acute ... cases of acute porphyria syndromes, urinary PBG is markedly elevated except for ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyria
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Genomics|HuGENet|Reviews|ALAD genotype and lead|PubMed ID: 11427399
... to form the monopyrrole porphobilinogen (PBG) (Figure 1), which is the precursor ... Bergdahl et al. (60) found lower levels of urinary creatinine and calcium in ...
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/hugenet/reviews/ALADPb.htm
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eMedicine - Diseases of Tetrapyrrole Metabolism: Refsum Disease and the ...
... (or "porphobilinogen deaminase") deficiency with high ALA or PBG in urine and serum ... levels of protoporphyrins are increased without any urinary porphyrins. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/byname/diseases-of-tetrapyrro...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: PBG test
Male urinary system. Alternative Names Return to top. Porphobilinogen test. Definition Return to top. Porphobilinogen (PBG) is a chemical called a porphyrin. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003596.htm
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PBG test
Images. Male urinary sys... Read More. Porphyria. Hemoglobin. Delta-ALA ... disorder associated with an abnormal porphobilinogen (PBG) level is suspected. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/PBG.htm
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eMedicine - Diseases of Tetrapyrrole Metabolism: Refsum Disease and the ...
... (or "porphobilinogen deaminase") deficiency with high ALA or PBG in ... A high preoperative urinary PBG level should reduce the pressure to explore the ...
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic633.htm
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Acute intermittent porphyria: characterization of a novel mutation in ...
... porphyria (AIP), the nature of the defective porphobilinogen (PBG)-deaminase was ... (designated CRIM-negative type 2), symptomatic patients had increased urinary ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=423920
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Molecular diagnostics of acute intermittent porphy...[Expert Rev Mol ...
... various neurovisceral symptoms, measurement of urinary porphobilinogen ... The measurement of urinary PBG can be used to evaluate the prognosis for symptom ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14995910
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... of markedly increased urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) in a single-void urine specimen. ... children can include urinary urgency, frequency, and incontinence. ...
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
With acute urinary retention, one cannot urinate at all, even with a full bladder. Acute urinary retention is a medical emergency that requires prompt action. ...
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eMedicine - Variegate Porphyria : Article by Maureen B Poh-Fitzpatrick
Protocols for rapid urinary porphobilinogen tests that can be performed at the ... A test kit is available (Trace PBG Kit, Thermo Trace/DMA; Arlington, Tex) that ...
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic450.htm
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Effect of rifampicin on haem and bilirubin metabolism in man.
There was increased urinary excretion of porphobilinogen (PBG) during the first ... Assessment of urinary 6 beta-hydroxycortisol as an in vivo index of mixed ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1386191
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
With acute urinary retention, one cannot urinate at all, even with a full bladder. Acute urinary retention is a medical emergency that requires prompt action. ...
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eMedicine - ALA Dehydratase Deficiency Porphyria : Article by Smeeta Sinha
... conversion of 2 molecules of ALA into the cyclic compound porphobilinogen (PBG) ... porphyria, which is characterized by increased urinary excretion of PBG. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic90.htm
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... abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy| E0000049|AAA|acronym|E0429483|acne-associated ... International Association of Genito-Urinary Surgeons| E0003474|I.A.M.M.|acronym ...
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... of markedly increased urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) in a single-void urine specimen. ... accumulation of the porphyrin precursors, PBG and ALA, that are almost ...
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eMedicine - Porphyria, Acute : Article by Richard E Frye
Porphobilinogen (PBG) synthase deficiency. Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dehydrase ... However, low PBG urinary excretion during the symptomless phase appears to ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1870.htm
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eMedicine - Porphyria, Cutaneous : Article by Vikramjit S Kanwar
... liver, ALA dehydratase and porphobilinogen (PBG) deaminase levels typically are ... because of rapid urinary excretion of deferoxamine-bound gallium 67 ...
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1871.htm
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The Role of Iron in the Pathogenesis of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Isolation and properties of the urinary porphyrins. Clin Chim Acta. 1970 Mar;27(3):445?452. ... BOGORAD L. The enzymatic synthesis of porphyrins from porphobilinogen. ...
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Early Signs of Lead-exposure: A comparative study of laboratory tests
Previous work has shown that urinary lead, coproporphyrin (CP), and ? ... with different exposures, and have also estimated porphobilinogen (PBG) levels. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1008582
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NIDDK Reference Collection
Price: Available free of charge on website. Abstract: ... of markedly increased urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) in a single-void urine specimen. ...
http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/resources/detail.cfm?pubid=1273...
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A Simplified Procedure for the Determination of Urinary ? ...
Urinary ?-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) is commonly estimated by the method of ... In that method porphobilinogen (PBG) and ALA are successively separated from the ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1008623
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NIDDK Clearinghouses Reference Collection
... of markedly increased urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) in a single-void urine specimen. ... accumulation of the porphyrin precursors, PBG and ALA, that are almost ...
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Family evaluations in acute intermittent porphyria using red cell ...
... that is chemically characterised by raised urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) ... HAEGER B. Urinary delta-aminolaevulic acid and porphobilinogen in different ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1012738
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Inherited deficiency of delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase.
... heme pathway and converts delta-aminolevulinc acid (ALA) to porphobilinogen (PBG) ... acid dehydratase, urinary porphyrins and porphyrin precursors in iron ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1686033
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Lead and ?-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Polymorphism: Where Does It ...
... aminolevulinic acid (ALA) into one molecule of monopyrrole porphobilinogen (PBG) ... ALAD activity produces increased urinary excretion of ALA (Warren et ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1797830
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Characterization of the Porphobilinogen Deaminase Deficiency in Acute ...
... pathology of the porphobilinogen (PBG)-deaminase deficiency in heterozygotes ... in asymptomatic heterozygotes with high urinary levels of PBG (>5 ?g/ml) as well ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=370766
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Porphyria, Acute Intermittent - Yahoo! Health
... of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase (PBG-D), also known as uroporphyrinogen I-synthase. ... Urinary Health. Weight Loss. Women's Health. Work Issues ...
http://health.yahoo.com/children-genetic/porphyria-acute-int...
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