Preferred Name

hereditary photodermatosis

Synonyms

genetic photosensitivity

genetic skin photosensitivity

photogénodermatose

photogenodermatosis

Definitions

Hereditary photodermatoses are a spectrum of rare photosensitive disorders that are often caused by genetic deficiency or malfunction of various components of the DNA repair pathway. This results clinically in extreme photosensitivity, with many syndromes exhibiting an increased risk of cutaneous malignancies.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0015951

has characteristic

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0021136

has_broad_synonym

photogénodermatose

photogenodermatosis

has_exact_synonym

genetic photosensitivity

genetic skin photosensitivity

label

hereditary photodermatosis

prefixIRI

MONDO:0015951

prefLabel

hereditary photodermatosis

textual definition

Hereditary photodermatoses are a spectrum of rare photosensitive disorders that are often caused by genetic deficiency or malfunction of various components of the DNA repair pathway. This results clinically in extreme photosensitivity, with many syndromes exhibiting an increased risk of cutaneous malignancies.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0100118

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