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Identification of a primarily neurological phenotypic expression of xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A in a Tunisian family.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Apr 2010
Messaoud O, Ben Rekaya M, Kefi R, Chebel S, Boughammoura-Bouatay A, Bel Hadj Ali H, Gouider-Khouja N, Zili J, Frih-Ayed M, Mokhtar I, Abdelhak S, Zghal M
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare genodermatosis predisposing to skin cancers. The disease is classified into eight groups. Among them, XP group A (XP-A) is characterized by the presence of neurological abnormalities in addition to cutaneous symptoms. In the present study, we report a particular family with XP-A in which some members showed an atypical clinical presentation, i.e. unexplained neurological...
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