Germany (Duesseldorf)

City
Duesseldorf
Name of Centre
European Porphyria Specialist Center
Full address
Dept. of Dermatology
Moorenstrasse 5
40225 Duesseldorf
Email
porphyriaspecialistremovecenter@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
Website
https://www.uniklinik-duesseldorf.de/patienten-besucher/klinikeninstitutezentren/klinik-fuer-dermatologie/ich-bin-patient/spezialgebiete/porphyrie
Tel
049-0211-81-18327
Fax
049-0211-81-16584
Director
Dr. Norbert J. Neumann
Email
porphyriaspecialremoveistcenter@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)
Clinical questions contact
Kerstin Ling
Tel
049-0211-81-18327
Laboratory contact
Viola Kürten
Tel
049-0211-81-18327