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Increased risk of internal tumors in DNA repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum patients: analysis of four international cohorts.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 4 Mar 2022
Nikolaev Sergey, Yurchenko Andrey A, Sarasin Alain
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare, autosomal, recessive DNA repair-deficiency disorder with a frequency of 1-3 per million livebirths in Europe and USA but with higher frequencies in isolated islands or in countries with a high level of consanguinity. XP is characterized by high incidence of skin cancers on sun-exposed sites. Recent improvement in life expectancy of XP patients suggests an...
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