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hepatic porphyria erythropoietic porphyria congenital erythropoietic porphyria erythropoietic protoporphyria acute intermittent porphyria inborn error of metabolism cystic fibrosis hemochromatosis Wilson disease hyperammonemia glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency hypophosphatasia acatalasia xanthinuria Lesch-Nyhan syndrome favism

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