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Xeroderma Pigmentosum


Xeroderma pigmentosum: A genetic disease characterized by such extraordinary sensitivity to sunlight that it results in the development of skin cancer at a very early age.
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xeroderma pigmentosum
A genetic condition characterized by a sensitivity to all sources of ultraviolet radiation.
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Diseases that make the skin sensitive to the sun, such as xeroderma pigmentosum, albinism, and basal cell nevus syndrome
Radiation therapy
Medical conditions or drugs that suppress the immune system
Personal history of one or more skin cancers ...
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Proposed indication: topical agent for the prevention of cutaneous neoplasms and other skin abnormalities in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP); product received orphan drug designation for this indication in 1989.
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People with xeroderma pigmentosum, which causes an extreme sensitivity to sunlight, have a greatly increased risk of developing melanoma because they have little or no ability to repair damage to the skin from ultraviolet light.
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