xeroderma pigmentosum (n)

n14537735

type n
lex_filenum 26
def a rare genetic condition characterized by an eruption of exposed skin occurring in childhood and photosensitivity with severe sunburn
def 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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Hypernym xeroderma, xerodermia
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Hyponym xeroderma, xerodermia

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