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Horm Metab Res 1985; 17(7): 375-376
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013547
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Hyperinsulinemia in Acute Intermittent Porphyria

F. Sixel-Dietrich, F. Verspohl, M. Doss
  • Abteilung für Klinische Biochemie, Fachbereich Humanmedizin der Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany
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1984

1985

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14 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

Diabetic oral glucose tolerance test together with hyperinsulinemia in a patient with decompensated acute intermittent porphyria is contrasted to normal findings in compensated acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). Results point to the essential role of insulin for the depression of porphyrin precursor overproduction as a mediator of the “glucose effect”.