[Xeroderma pigmentosum].

Article

[Xeroderma pigmentosum].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Nov 1995

Ueda M, Ichihashi M

Abstract excerpt

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), an autosomal recessive disorder, is characterized by extreme sensitivity to sun exposure, a high incidence of skin cancer and frequent neurological abnormalities. Cells from XP patients of seven complementation groups (A-G) have defects in the nucleotide excision repai...

Topics

Animals
DNA Repair
Female
Humans
Male
Mutation
Xeroderma Pigmentosum

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