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Principal Investigator
Co-Founder and Co-Director, MGH Porphyria Center
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Division of Hematology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator
Co-Founder and Co-Director, MGH Porphyria Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Current Research at Massachusetts General Hospital
The purpose of this long-term follow-up study is to collect a large group of patients with the different types of porphyria and to provide a better understanding of the natural history of these disorders. The hope is that this information will help in developing new forms of treatment.
Past Research at Massachusetts General Hospital
The study design is a prospective, blinded, randomized, 2x2 cross-over design comparing cimetidine to placebo in patients with protoporphyria.

