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What is xeroderma pigmentosum?
Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare genetic disorder that makes individuals extremely sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) light. People with this condition are unable to repair damage caused by UV exposure, leading to severe sunburns and an increased risk of skin cancer. To manage the condition, affected individuals must rigorously avoid sunlight and use protective clothing and sunscreen.
Abbreviation for the disease in which one of the enzymes needed to repair sunlight damsaged DNA is missing?
Ultra violet radiation from sunlight causes Pyrimidines in DNA to bind together in a way they aren't supposed to. This binding most often occurs between two thymines creating a thymine dimer. The dimer must be cut out of the DNA strand and replaced in a process called Nucleotide Excision Repair. In the disorder Xeroderma pigmentosum (abbreviated XP) one or more of the excision repair enzymes is missing leading to extreme sensitivity to sunlight and high likelihood of skin cancer.
What is the estimated age of xeroderma pigmentosum sufferers?
There are different genetic group. Survivor in XP patients: dependent to the genetic groups and the quality of the photo protection. In the severe form: - 0 photo protection: survivor 5 to 15 years - 100 % photo protection: survivor > 70 years
Is Dwarfism a disease?
Yes. Dwarfism is a genetic disorder.
Is there a genetic limit to strength?
There usually is not a genetic limit on strength unless there is a genetic disease or disorder.
What type is the genetic disorder of the diabetes?
Type I diabetes mellitus is the genetic form of the disease.
A example of a homosygous genetic disorder?
Cystic Fibrosis is a recessive homozygous genetic disease
Is Huntington's disease caused by 3 chromosomes of the 21st pair?
page 314 Huntington's disease is lethal GENETIC DISORDER caused by a rare dominant allele. It's not a chromosonal disease, it is a genetic disorder. D
What genetic disorder results in abnormally shaped blood?
Spherocytosis
The Royal disease of hemophilia is?
an X-linked genetic disorder
What is a genetic disorder caused by enzymatic malfunctions?
Gauchers Disease
What category of genetic disorder is huntingtons disease?
Autosomal Dominant
