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Correlation of phenotype/genotype in a cohort of 23 xeroderma pigmentosum-variant patients reveals 12 new disease-causing POLH mutations.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 2014
Opletalova Kristina, Bourillon Agnès, Yang Wei, Pouvelle Caroline, Armier Jacques, Despras Emmanuelle, Ludovic Martin, Mateus Christine, Robert Caroline, Kannouche Patricia, Soufir Nadem, Sarasin Alain
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V) is a rare genetic disease, characterized by some sunlight sensitivity and predisposition to cutaneous malignancies. We described clinical and genetic features of the largest collection ever published of 23 XPV patients (ages between 21 and 86) from 20 unrelated families. Primary fibroblasts from patients showed normal nucleotide excision repair but UV-hypersensitivity in the...
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