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 Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:27 pm
PLEASE READ!!
Bold sentences are the most important parts.
Porphyria is a genetic disorder that shows up in about 1 in 25,000 individuals. Affected individuals lack certain enzymes that are part of a metabolic pathway leading to formation of heme, which is the iron containing group of hemoblobin. An accumulation of porphyrins which are intermediates of the pathway, causes awful symptoms, especially after exposure to sunlight. Lesions and scars form on the skin. Hair grows thickly on the face and hands. As gums retreat from teeth, the canines take on a fanglike appearance. Symptoms worsen upon exposure to a variety of substances, including garlic and alcohol. Affected individuals avoid sunlight and aggravating substances. They also may receive injections of heme from normal red blood cells.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:40 pm
yes. i recall reading something like this a year or two ago. 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 3:59 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:19 pm
Good theory. Maybe that is where the theory of vampires came from. Awesome.
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Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:38 pm
possbily...the sun thing reminds me of the disease XP
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:51 am
Wow... I would have never guessed something like that...
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 2:19 pm
Wow, that's really cool! I would have never thought of that.
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:21 am
 Let's get these teen hearts beating. Faster, faster.
That's so cool, but I bet it sucks to have a mutation like that...Especially since sunlight is awesome and wonderful and... -rambling- xD
So testosterone boys and harlequin girls, will you dance to this beat, and hold a lover close?
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:26 pm
yea i know, i don't really like the dark...
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:40 pm
Hmmmmmmm, I've never heard of it. O:
But, wow, that does explain in a rational way, people who are, "vampire-like". 3nodding
I've got anemia, which is like not enough iron in the red blood cells or something...
It sucks. D':
It's like I'm always tired and irritable.
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DeniedUltraSex Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:58 pm
Hey, I'm anemic too!! I finished my iron medicine some time ago (even though I don't know if I'm still anemic.)
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:22 pm
My parents thought I was anemic for a long time. We went and got me checked for it, and I don't have it. But I get nosebleeds every night, and I'm really pale and I bruise very easily. I have no idea what's wrong with me sad
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:19 pm
I've heard about that somewhere but i didn't know what the disease was called. very interesting. xd
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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:30 pm
Let's get these teen hearts beating. Faster, faster.
Are you bron with Porphyria? I might use it for my Biology project. xD;
So testosterone boys and harlequin girls, will you dance to this beat, and hold a lover close?
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:12 pm
that explains my friend's creepy creepiness.
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