This is a special episode of Cause of Death where I look at porphyria, a very rare gene mutation that affects heme production in the blood. Why do you care? Well, listen and find out.
Porphyria Research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/porphyrin.
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/liver-disease/porphyria
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/symptoms-causes/syc-20356066
https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/mutationsanddisorders/genemutation/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356072?&mc_id=google&campaign=9240373087&geo=9030454&kw=porphyria%20treatment&ad=416382330863&network=g&sitetarget=&adgroup=92955515279&extension=&target=kwd-608574446344&matchtype=e&device=c&account=1733789621&invsrc=transplant&placementsite=enterprise&gclid=CjwKCAjwwsmLBhACEiwANq-tXIzTqETFsNIpsysIdXvO56sVgIsUlWm8Vvg5aDPUbqIJeKheI37OuxoCS78QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8657842/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Walachia
https://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html
History, Hourly. Vlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End (Medieval History) (p. 24). Kindle Edition.
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