Research Article
Further Evidence of Mutational Heterogeneity of the XPC Gene in Tunisian Families: A Spectrum of Private and Ethnic Specific Mutations
Table 3
Clinical features of the XP-C patients.
| Patients code
| Sex | Age at first consultation (years)
| Age (years) | City geographic origin
| Age at onset of the first skin tumor (years) (number) | Internal cancer (age at onset) | Protection from UVR | MM | BCC | SCC |
| XP16KEB | M | 2 | 7 | Kebelli | — | — | — | — | +++ | XP28SFA | F | 3 | 21 | Sfax | — | 17 (1) | — | Benign articular tumor of the knee (18) | +++ | XP45GB | F | 2 | 18 | Gafsa | 17 (1) | 8 (>20) | 9 (>10) | Thyroid cancer (16) | + | XP50NEF | M | 6 | 22 | Nefta | 17 (1) | 11 (>5) | 17 (1) | — | + |
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MM: melanoma; BCC: Basal Cell Carcinoma; SCC: Spino Cell Carcinoma; +++: high protection; +: low protection.
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