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xeroderma pigmentosum variant type

info · Syndrome · ICD-10: Q82.1

A xeroderma pigmentosum characterized by normal DNA excision repair, but defective postreplication repair that has_material_basis_in mutations in the POLH gene on chromosome 6p21.1.

Signs and symptoms

  • Cutaneous photosensitivity
  • Cutaneous telangiectasia
  • Freckles in sun-exposed areas
  • Dermal atrophy
  • Keratitis
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Photophobia
  • Ectropion
  • Poikiloderma
  • Entropion

Also known as: XPV; photosensitivity with defective DNA synthesis; xeroderma pigmentosum with normal DNA repair rates