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Both XPD alleles contribute to the phenotype of compound heterozygote xeroderma pigmentosum patients.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 21 Dec 2009
Ueda Takahiro, Compe Emmanuel, Catez Philippe, Kraemer Kenneth H, Egly Jean-Marc
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the XPD subunit of the DNA repair/transcription factor TFIIH result in the rare recessive genetic disorder xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). Many XP patients are compound heterozygotes with a "causative" XPD point mutation R683W and different second mutant alleles, considered "null alleles." However, there is marked clinical heterogeneity (including presence or absence of skin cancers or neurological...
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