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Preferred term

Xeroderma Pigmentosum  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Kaposi Disease
  • Kaposi's Disease

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XQDKJH0F-0

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