About The Medical Condition Xeroderma Pigmentosum
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Xeroderma Pigmentosum?
A rare, pigmentary, and atrophic autosomal recessive disease affecting all races. It is manifested as an extreme photosensitivity to ultraviolet light as the result of a deficiency in the enzyme that permits excisional repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA.
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