RT Book, Section A1 Bissonnette, Bruno A1 Luginbuehl, Igor A1 Engelhardt, Thomas SR Print(0) ID 1164088446 T1 Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861789 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164088446 RD 2024/11/13 AB A syndrome characterized by a defect in ultraviolet radiation-induced deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair mechanisms and by a severe sensitivity to all sources of ultraviolet radiation (especially sunlight). XP is categorized into seven complementation groups according to the capacity of the body to repair DNA (XPA to XPG) and XPV (variant, second decade of life). The DNA damage is cumulative and irreversible. Skin, eyes, and nervous system affected depending on group. Major risk of skin cancers.