Germany
City:
Duesseldorf
Name of Centre:
European Porphyria Specialist Center
Full address:
Dept. of Dermatology
Moorenstrasse 5
40225 Duesseldorf
Moorenstrasse 5
40225 Duesseldorf
Email:
porphyriaspecialistcenter@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Tel:
049-0211-81-18327
Fax:
049-0211-81-16584
Director:
Dr. Norbert J. Neumann
Email:
porphyriaspecialistcenter@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Tel:
049-0211-81-18327
Activities:
• Total Porphyrins in Urine, Erythrocytes, Plasma, Stool und Dialysate
• Porphyrin-Precursors (ALA und PBG) in Urine
• HPLC in Urin, Stool, Plasma, Erythrocytes und Dialysate including Isomeren I und III-separation
• Fluoreszenzspectrometical analysis in Erythrocytes und Plasma to differentiate between the porphyria-diseases
• Familiy diagnostic
• Enzymatic activities in Erythrocytes/Lymphocytes:
◦ URO-I-Synthase in Erythrocytes (Uroporphyrinogen-I-Synthase)
◦ URO-I-Synthase in Lymphocytes (Uroporphyrinogen-I-Synthase)
◦ URO-D (Uroporphyrinogen-Decarboxylase)
◦ FECH (Ferrochelatase)
◦ ALA-Dehydratase (Aminolaevulinic-acid-Dehydratase)
• Porphyrin-Precursors (ALA und PBG) in Urine
• HPLC in Urin, Stool, Plasma, Erythrocytes und Dialysate including Isomeren I und III-separation
• Fluoreszenzspectrometical analysis in Erythrocytes und Plasma to differentiate between the porphyria-diseases
• Familiy diagnostic
• Enzymatic activities in Erythrocytes/Lymphocytes:
◦ URO-I-Synthase in Erythrocytes (Uroporphyrinogen-I-Synthase)
◦ URO-I-Synthase in Lymphocytes (Uroporphyrinogen-I-Synthase)
◦ URO-D (Uroporphyrinogen-Decarboxylase)
◦ FECH (Ferrochelatase)
◦ ALA-Dehydratase (Aminolaevulinic-acid-Dehydratase)
Clinical questions contact:
Kerstin Ling
Tel:
049-0211-81-18327
Laboratory contact:
Viola Kürten
Tel:
049-0211-81-18327