Xeroderma Pigmentosum: A Bane in developing country – Brief report
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Xeroderma pigmentosum: a case report.
This paper presents a case study of a child with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). The disease results in sensitivity to UV radiation as a result of reduced activity in a defective enzyme responsible for DNA repair. Affected individuals have a variety of clinical symptoms, which may include problems of the skin and oral mucosa, ocular manifestations, and neurologic impairment. A number of precautions...
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عنوان ژورنال: Our Dermatology Online
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2081-9390
DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20144.71