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.
1 Porphyria is a group of diseases that are due to the deficiency of one of the enzymes needed to make an important substance in the body called heme. 2  Porphyrias are often classified as acute or cutaneous. 3  Acute types of porphyria affect the nervous system, whereas cutaneous types mainly affect the skin.ach type of porphyria is due to the deficiency of one of the enzymes needed to make a substance in the body called heme. Enzymes are proteins that help chemical reactions happen in the body. Making heme involves a series of eight different enzymes, each acting in turn.