Mesh term Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Browse to parent terms:DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders
Photosensitivity Disorders
Pigmentation Disorders
Precancerous Conditions
Skin Abnormalities
Skin Diseases, Genetic
Description
A rare, pigmentary, and atrophic autosomal recessive disease. It is manifested as an extreme photosensitivity to ULTRAVIOLET RAYS as the result of a deficiency in the enzyme that permits excisional repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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