Xeroderma Pigmentosum: A Genetic Condition Skin Cancer Correlated-A Systematic Review.
Tito BrambulloMichele Rosario ColonnaVincenzo VindigniStefano PiasericoGiuseppe MasciopintoMariarosaria GaleanoAlfio Luca CostaFranco BassettoPublished in: BioMed research international (2022)
Patients with XP usually suffer shorter lives due to skin cancer and neurodegenerative disease. Deletion/alteration of a distinct gene allele can produce different types of cancer. The XPC and XP-E variants are more likely to have skin cancer than patients in other complement groups, and the most common cause of death for these patients is skin cancer (metastatic melanoma or invasive SCC). Still, aggressive preventative measures to minimize UV radiation exposure can retard the course of the disease and improve the quality of life.