Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

The abnormal course of porphyrin synthesis in Pyroluria pyrrolics

English answer:

Abnormal porphyrin synthesis in Pyroluria patients

Added to glossary by Sebastian Witte
Aug 30, 2018 07:56
5 yrs ago
English term

The abnormal course of porphyrin synthesis in Pyroluria pyrrolics

English Medical Medical (general)
Hi,

This is a publication title from alternative medicine.

Does this make sense medically or would it rather be

"The abnormal course of porphyrin synthesis in pyrrolics"?

Thanks,

Cheers,

Sebastian Witte

Discussion

Sebastian Witte (asker) Aug 30, 2018:
Hi Tina Please post that as an answer. It works for me.
Tina Vonhof (X) Aug 30, 2018:
If you leave out everything that is superfluous, you get: Abnormal porphyrin synthesis in Pyroluria patients.
philgoddard Aug 30, 2018:
In that case I think my suggestion is better. I'm no medic, but there's no definite article in the German. If there were, it would imply that porphyrin synthesis was always abnormal in this condition. Am I right, Sophie?
Sebastian Witte (asker) Aug 30, 2018:
. „Abnormaler Verlauf der Porphyrinsynthese bei HPU-Pyrroliker“
philgoddard Aug 30, 2018:
Sebastian What does the German say?
"The abnormal course of" sounds odd to me. Why not just "Abnormal"?

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Pyroluria

You certainly get some interesting ones! I would tend to stick with the name of the disorder - Pyroluria/Pyrrole Disorder - rather than the term used for the sufferers which I believe to be 'pyrrolics' (apparently). I must confess to never having heard of it. I've seen no direct references to abnormality in porphyrin synthesis in the context but in synthesis of heme/haem which is a porphyrin molecule. Sorry. Interesting question.

Pyroluria or any of the other names for this condition, simply means people who do not genetically metabolise certain nutrients, mainly zinc and B6, very well. This is then linked to mental health issues, allergies and more besides.
Example sentence:

Pyrrole Disorder is often described as the abnormal synthesis and metabolism of heme molecules, in particular haemoglobin. All cells in the body uptake nutrients and produce waste. The waste produced by the heme molecules is the metabolite ...

Note from asker:
Hi Sophie, Just to be sure I get you correctly there: The translation you are proposing is "The abnormal course of porphyrin synthesis in Pyroluria"? Is that right?
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
6 hrs
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
8 hrs
agree Björn Vrooman : I like the suggestion Tina posted in the discussion box.
10 hrs
agree Herbmione Granger : You can read the ST article now. I think he means (an) abnormality in the porphyrin synthesis pathway in pyr(r)oluria cases.
10 hrs
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