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.
Acute porphyrias affect the nervous system. These types of porphyria are mainly inherited or genetic. Symptoms, which occur sporadically, include abdominal pain, numbness or tingling, cramping, vomiting, and mental disorders. Acute porphyrias are treated with medication and, in some cases, hospitalization.