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Xeroderma pigmentosum: man deprived of his right to light.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2013
Mareddy Subhash, Reddy Jithendra, Babu Subhas, Balan Preethi
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a hereditary autosomal recessive disorder characterized by photo hypersensitivity of sun exposed tissues and subsequent several-fold increased risk for malignant changes resulting from impaired ability to repair UV-induced DNA damage. Estimated incidences vary from 1 in 20,000 in Japan to 1 in 250,000 in the USA, and approximately 2.3 per million live births in Western Europe....
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