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Xeroderma Pigmentosum

see synonyms of xeroderma pigmentosum

Noun

1. 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

see synonyms of xeroderma pigmentosum
n.
A rare hereditary skin disorder caused by a defect in the enzymes that repair DNA damaged by ultraviolet light.

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