Xeroderma pigmentosum XP is a rare autosomal recessive

Last updated: 12/5/2023

Xeroderma pigmentosum XP is a rare autosomal recessive disorder Patients with XP exhibit a cellular hypersensitivity to ultraviolet UV radiation a high incidence of skin cancer and premature aging Based on these clinical characteristics what is the most likely cause for this disease defects in DNA repair defects in DNA replication lack of telomerase activity shortened telomeres QUESTION 22 If a mutation produced helicase that was unable to hydrolyze ATP DNA replication would be stopped speeded up unaffected more prone to errors