Forensic scientists are able to use ink chromatography to solve crimes by matching documents or stains found at a crime scene to the marker or pen that belongs to a suspect. Forensic scientists analyze the unknown ink and compare it to writing utensils collected from possible suspects.
Symptoms of Variegate Porphyria The hepatic porphyrias primarily affect the nervous system, resulting in abdominal pain, vomiting, acute neuropathy, seizures, and mental disturbances, including hallucinations, depression, anxiety, and paranoia.
The body goes through several steps to make heme. However, in people with porphyria, the body lacks certain enzymes needed to complete this process, causing porphyrin to accumulate in tissues and blood. This may cause a variety of symptoms, ranging from mild to severe.