Xeroderma pigmentosum

MONDO:0019600

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare genodermatosis characterized by extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV)-induced changes in the skin and eyes, and multiple skin cancers. It is subdivided into 8 complementation groups, according to the affected gene: classical XP (XPA to XPG) and XP variant (XPV).

Also known as: Kaposi dermatosis, Kaposi disease, XP, angioma pigmentosum atrophicum, atrophoderma pigmentosum, melanosis lenticularis progressiva, pigmented epitheliomatosis, xeroderma of Kaposi

9 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types.

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Sub-types

Xeroderma pigmentosum group F (1) Xeroderma pigmentosum variant type (1) Xeroderma pigmentosum, autosomal dominant, mild (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group J (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum group A (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum group B (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum group C (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum group D (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum group E (0) Xeroderma pigmentosum group G (0)

Broader categories

Disease (680) Metabolic disease (233) Hereditary disease (176) Skin disorder (132) Inborn errors of metabolism (45) Human disease (14) DNA repair disease (13) Hereditary skin disorder (6) Disease of genetic or genomic mechanism (2) Disease by body system or component (0)

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Xeroderma pigmentosum

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