Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP)

Skin
Lesions on exposure to light
Autosomal recessive mutation (8 kinds)

2 comments:

  1. Xeroderma Pigmentosum is very rare skin disorder in which DNA damaged by UV light. It can cause skin cancer. Some of the symptoms are uneven dark patches on skin, skin drying, skin appearing thin etc. If anyone observes symptoms of it, should consult doctor immediately.

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  2. Skin, DNA-thymidine dimers
    Nucleus, UV-endonuclease***
    DNA, Polymerase+Ligase+Healed

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