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**//__DISCRIPTION:__//** Xeroderma Pigmentosum is a rare genetic disease. Xeroderma means scaly and dry skin and Pigmentosum means unusual skin coloring. Xeroderma Pigmentosum is also often referred to as XP. XP is characterized by too much exposure to sunlight that will result in skin cancer at any age. XP is due to a repair that will damage the genetic material caused by Ultraviolet (UV) Light to the body. UV light would be an example of too much sunlight or going to a tanning bed for an excessive amount of time. XP is inherited as a autosomal recessive condition. One who has XP has a gene that is a nonsex chromosome and that the person will posess two doses to start the sydrome. There is a carrier for this disease. Carriers are the parents who have one normal gene and one abnormal gene, but the carriers don't have the autosomal recessive conditions.

**//__SYMPTONS:__//** Eyes can become irritated, red, or swollen. Abnormal growths may start to appear. Blistering, a large amount of freckles, dryness of the skin, or an excessive amount of sunburn. The face, arms, neck, eyes, or hands will be easily affected by XP. Darker spots on the skin. XP can/will affect the victim physically. It will affect them physically because it is very skin cancerous. It will affect them physically because it will make there skin start turning different. For example possibly different colors or blistering may occur. Xeroderma Pigmentosum is very common in the U.S. 1 in every 250,00 persons will likely have this rare disease. **//__TREATMENTS:__//** The only treatment that there is for XP would be to avoid as much as possible to stay out of UV Light. Also to remove/treat the growths that may appear on your body. You may also once in every couple months go and just check out your body to make sure that no skin cancer may of started to grow on a person's body. Try and avoid drugs and tobacco as well. Unfortunately there is no cure for Xeroderma Pigmentosum, so the best way to try and keep away from getting XP would be to stay out of sunlight in any way possible. Here are two pictures of what the disease will look like on your body. media type="youtube" key="00dVrXs7Mrg" height="340" width="560" REFERENCES: 1. [] 2. [] 3. [] 4. [] 5. [] 6. [] 7. []

__//**Support Groups:**//__ 1.Xeroderma Pigmentosum Family Support Group-is a support group that will help the parents of a child who might have the disease XP. 2. Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society-is a support group who will help you get through the skin disease. 3. Xeroderma Pigmentosum Support Group-is another support group who will help you through this disease and can help you get doctor's appointments for you to get your skin checked out.