Xeroderma Pigmentosum
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.
Year introduced: 1963
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Tree Number(s): C04.834.867, C16.131.831.936, C16.320.850.970, C17.800.600.925, C17.800.621.936, C17.800.804.936, C17.800.827.970, C18.452.284.975
MeSH Unique ID: D014983
Entry Terms:
- Kaposi's Disease
- Kaposis Disease
- Kaposi Disease