Immunotherapeutic strategies for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma prevention in xeroderma pigmentosum

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dear editor, Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal recessive disorder of nucleotide excision repair, characterized by hypersensitivity to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.1,2,3 In individuals with XP, the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers prior to the age of 20 years is approximately 10 000 times that seen in the general population.4 The most common cause of death in this patient population is skin cancer,...

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