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