Conditions / Syndrome

xeroderma pigmentosum group C

info · Syndrome · ICD-10: Q82.1

A xeroderma pigmentosum characterized by increased propensity to develop malignant melanoma that has_material_basis_in mutation in the XPC gene on chromosome 3p25.

Signs and symptoms

  • Telangiectasia
  • Actinic keratosis
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
  • Cutaneous photosensitivity
  • Defective DNA repair after ultraviolet radiation damage
  • Dermal atrophy
  • Keratitis
  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Freckling
  • Hypopigmentation of the skin

Also known as: XP group C; XP3; XPC; XPCC; xeroderma pigmentosum III