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.

Also Known As:

Kaposi's Disease; Kaposis Disease; Kaposi Disease

Neoplasms: 1324753
- Precancerous Conditions: 304
  - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities: 933
- Congenital Abnormalities: 25723
  - Skin Abnormalities: 159
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
- Inborn Genetic Diseases: 11939
  - Genetic Skin Diseases: 47
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Skin Diseases: 13127
  - Photosensitivity Disorders: 2722
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
  - Skin Abnormalities: 159
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
  - Pigmentation Disorders: 149
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
  - Genetic Skin Diseases: 47
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: 15
- Metabolic Diseases: 10142
  - DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders: 538
    - Xeroderma Pigmentosum: 1866

Mary Whittle Selected Research

Mary Whittle Research Topics

Disease

Drug/Important Bio-Agent (IBA)