Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare genetic condition affecting DNA repair. People with xeroderma pigmentosum are extremely sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) rays like those from the sun. XP can ...

Five of the conditions (xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne's syndrome ... have evolved to ensure the faithful transfer of the genetic make-up to each new generation. Biological evolution is, however ...

Polymerase expression and activity are highly regulated in cells during development by genetic and epigenetic ... TLS polymerase Pol η leads to xeroderma pigmentosum-variant, a DNA repair and ...

Defects in DNA repair underlie a number of human genetic diseases that affect ... to repair oxidative damage in the cerebellum, and xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a condition characterized by ...