Novel therapeutic approaches to xeroderma pigmentosum
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Xeroderma pigmentosum.
OBJECTIVE To describe the features of Xeroderma pigmentosum observed in the stage 3 of the disease. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Mayo Hospital Lahore, from December 2001 to September 2008. METHODOLOGY All patients diagnosed with Xeroderma pigmentosum stage 3 in the outpatient department of the study centre, were included. The age at first presentation, tumour site...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Dermatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0007-0963,1365-2133
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18182