Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Two Patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum Disease: A Case Report

Xerodermapigmentosum (XP), is an autosomal recessivegenetic disorder of DNA repair in which the ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) light is deficient. The oxidative stress caused by decline catalase activity as an antioxidant enzyme, has been illustrated in these patients. This is t...

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Main Authors: Sahar Rismantab, Samar Moghadami, Maral Hejrati, Shokoufeh Hajsadeghi, Parva Namiranian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20221.pdf&manuscript_id=20221