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Clinical and genetic characteristics of xeroderma pigmentosum in Nepal.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 May 2018
Espi P, Parajuli S, Benfodda M, Lebre A-S, Paudel U, Grange A, Grybek V, Grange T, Soufir N, Grange F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Little is known about xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) in Himalayan countries. OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical characteristics of XP in Nepal and investigate its genetic bases. METHODS: This study was carried out on all consecutive patients referred for XP to a Nepalese tertiary referral centre in 2014-2015. Clinical data were collected using a standardized questionnaire. DNA was extracted from salivary...
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