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Xeroderma Pigmentosum Variant Type
A xeroderma pigmentosum characterized by normal DNA excision repair, but defective postreplication repair that is caused by mutations in the POLH gene on chromosome 6p21.1.
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Overview
A xeroderma pigmentosum characterized by normal DNA excision repair, but defective postreplication repair that is caused by mutations in the POLH gene on chromosome 6p21.1.
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