[Xeroderma pigmentosum].

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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 repair of UV damage, whereas the defect of another type, the XP variant, is not yet known. Recent discoveries of causative...

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