There is a rare disease called xeroderma pigmentosum XP. From Wordnik.com. [Do We Restrict Peanuts Because 100 People a Year Die from Allergy? - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState] Reference
All of them have the rare disease known as XP -- xeroderma pigmentosum. From Wordnik.com. [The Most Heart-Warming Article You'll Read Today] Reference
I'd never heard of xeroderma pigmentosum until Bronx Banter alerted me to Rick Reilly's latest ESPN column. From Wordnik.com. [The Most Heart-Warming Article You'll Read Today] Reference
The classic case involves the gene for the fatal disease xeroderma pigmentosum: the gene makes someone supersensitive to ultraviolet light, and so causes almost-always-incurable melanoma. From Wordnik.com. [When Dna Isn't Destiny] Reference
Fans of Koontz's last offering, Fear Nothing (LJ 2/1/98), will remember Chris as the young victim of XP (xeroderma pigmentosum), a rare and deadly genetic condition that forces him to avoid light. From Wordnik.com. [Seize The Night: Summary and book reviews of Seize The Night by Dean Koontz.] Reference
The seven genes involved in this process are also found in humans, where the same defects lead to a human cancer called xeroderma pigmentosum in which patients can lead normal cancer-free lives only if they avoid exposure to daylight. From Wordnik.com. [Donald A. Glaser - Biography] Reference
She has a rare skin condition, xeroderma pigmentosum. From Wordnik.com. [seMissourian.com Headlines] Reference
This was not observed in DNA repair-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum A knock-out mice. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
She appears to suffer from xeroderma pigmentosum, or XP, an extreme sensitivity to light that occurs in just two out of a million people. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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LONDON - Absence of a an enzyme is what makes patients with a variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum (XPV) - an inherited genetic disorder characterized by extreme sensitivity to the sun-more susceptible to skin cancers than the general population, found a study. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found why patients with a variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum (XPV), an inherited genetic disorder characterized by extreme sensitivity to the sun, are more susceptible to skin cancers than the general population. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Because of the involvement of Polη in promoting error-free replication through cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers, its inactivation in humans causes the variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disorder characterized by a greatly enhanced predisposition to sun induced skin cancers. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information of the National Institutes of Health, xeroderma pigmentosum is an inherited genetic disorder characterized by severe sun sensitivity resulting in blisters and precancerous freckles, benign tumors on the skin and eyes, blurry vision and eye pain from atrophic eye lids, and neurologic symptoms including cognitive decline. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
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