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c.1643_1644delTG XPC mutation is more frequent in Moroccan patients with xeroderma pigmentosum.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Jan 2013
Senhaji Mohamed Amine, Abidi Omar, Nadifi Sellama, Benchikhi Hakima, Khadir Khadija, Ben Rekaya Mariem, Eloualid Abdelmajid, Messaoud Olfa, Abdelhak Sonia, Barakat Abdelhamid
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by hypersensitivity to UV light which is due to alterations of the nucleotide excision repair pathway. Eight genes (XPA to XPG and XPV) are responsible for the disease. Among them, the XPC gene is known to be the most mutated in Mediterranean patients. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of the most common XPC mutation and...
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