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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Xeroderma Pigmentosum
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Descriptor Spanish:
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xerodermia pigmentosa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Xeroderma Pigmentoso
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Synonyms English:
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Kaposi Disease
Kaposi's Disease
Kaposis Disease
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Tree Number:
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C04.834.867
C16.131.831.936
C16.320.850.970
C17.800.600.925
C17.800.621.936
C17.800.804.936
C17.800.827.970
C18.452.284.975
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Definition English:
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A rare, pigmentary, and atrophic autosomal recessive disease. It is manifested as an extreme photosensitivity to ULTRAVIOLET RAYS as the result of a deficiency in the enzyme that permits excisional repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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if non-neoplastic, coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/disease term (IM); if neoplastic, coordinate IM with organ/neoplasm term (IM); do not confuse KAPOSI DISEASE with SARCOMA, KAPOSI
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History Note English:
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63; KAPOSI DISEASE was KAPOSI'S DISEASE 1963-97
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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15382
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Unique Identifier:
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D014983
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Similar:
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DeCS
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