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Do people have liver transplants for porphyria?
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Yes: Some types of porphyrias may lead to liver failure requiring a liver transplant.
Answered 12/27/2014
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Yes: Yes they do. People with porphyria need to be cautious as the reasons for liver failure for their native liver can also cause the same in the transplanted liver.
Answered 6/17/2015
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