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Neurological disease in xeroderma pigmentosum: prospective cohort study of its features and progression.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Dec 2023
Garcia-Moreno Hector, Langbehn Douglas R, Abiona Adesoji, Garrood Isabel, Fleszar Zofia, Manes Marta Antonia, Morley Ana M Susana, Craythorne Emma, Mohammed Shehla, Henshaw Tanya, Turner Sally, Naik Harsha, Bodi Istvan, Sarkany Robert P E, Fassihi Hiva, Lehmann Alan R, Giunti Paola
Abstract excerpt
Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) results from biallelic mutations in any of eight genes involved in DNA repair systems, thus defining eight different genotypes (XPA, XPB, XPC, XPD, XPE, XPF, XPG and XP variant or XPV). In addition to cutaneous and ophthalmological features, some patients present with XP neurological disease. It is unknown whether the different neurological signs and their progression differ among...
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