Xeroderma pigmentosa. People with xp are extremely sensitive to ultra violet uv radiation from the sun. Xeroderma pigmentosum xp is a rare condition passed down through families. Some affected individuals also have problems involving the nervous system. Symptoms typically develop by the time a child is 2 years old.
Xeroderma pigmentosum is caused by cellular hypersensitivity to ultraviolet uv radiation as a result of a defect in the dna repair system. Xeroderma pigmentosum xp is a rare genetic disease with eight known subtypes. This condition mostly affects the eyes and areas of skin exposed to the sun. Xp affects one out of every 250000 people worldwide.
Xeroderma pigmentosum which is commonly known as xp is an inherited condition characterized by an extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet uv rays from sunlight. In the united states and europe one out of every one million. Some people also develop nervous system problems. Nervous system problems such as hearing loss poor coordination loss of intellectual.
Xeroderma pigmentosum xp is a hereditary condition characterized by extreme sun sensitivity leading to a very high risk of skin cancer and other medical problems. Symptoms may include a severe sunburn after only a few minutes in the sun freckling in sun exposed areas dry skin and changes in skin pigmentation. 1 i it is characterized by photosensitivity pigmentary changes premature skin aging and malignant tumor. Xp causes the skin and tissue covering the eye to be extremely sensitive to ultraviolet uv light.
Some affected individuals also have problems involving the nervous system. The main source of uv is the sun. Xeroderma pigmentosum xp is an inherited condition characterized by an extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet uv rays from sunlight. Xeroderma pigmentosum xp is a rare inherited skin disorder characterized by a heightened sensitivity to the dna damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation uv.
Xeroderma pigmentosum xp is a genetic disorder in which there is a decreased ability to repair dna damage such as that caused by ultraviolet uv light.