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Compound heterozygosity for the Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A gene associated with a mild phenotype.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Negishi Izumi, Kato Go, Moriwaki Shinichi, Ishikawa Osamu
Abstract excerpt
We describe a case of a 7-year-old boy diagnosed as xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A (XPA). Severe photosensitivity developed at 5 months after birth, and at a visit to our hospital at the age of five years, multiple brownish freckles were present on the face. XPA complementing (XPAC) gene compensated the ability of DNA repair after UV-irradiation of the fibroblasts. PCR-RFLP and DNA sequencing...
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