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Abnormal erythemal response and elevated T lymphocyte HRPT mutant frequency in Cockayne's syndrome.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 1991
Norris P G, Arlett C F, Cole J, Lehmann A R, Hawk J L
Abstract excerpt
In three children with Cockayne's syndrome (CS), skin exposed to ultraviolet radiation responded transiently either with erythematous papules or an exaggerated sunburn-like response, without chronic actinic damage. Irradiation monochromator tests demonstrated an abnormal delay or reduction in the threshold to ultraviolet (UVB) irradiation-induced erythema similar to that of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). As with XP...
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