| xeroderma pigmentosum |
a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn; inherited as a recessive autosomal trait in which DNA repair processes are defective so they are more likely to chromosome breaks and cancers when exposed to ultraviolet light
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| xeroderma pigmentosum |
a genetic disorder in which the skin is extremely sensitive to sunlight, causing it to age prematurely and leaving the individual particularly susceptible to skin cancer
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_x.asp
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| xeroderma pigmentosum |
A disease in human beings caused by a defect in the UV mutation repair system.
Ãâó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/tuvwxyz.htm
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| xeroderma pigmentosum |
An inherited disorder that causes extreme sensitivity to sunlight and early onset of skin cancers, including basal and squamous cell and melanoma. Patients are also at risk for cancers of the brain, lung, stomach, tongue, and melanoma of the eye, and leukemia.
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| xeroderma pigmentosum |
A genetic condition characterized by a sensitivity to all sources of ultraviolet radiation.
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