KAPOSIS DISEASE
\kapˈə͡ʊsɪs dɪzˈiːz], \kapˈəʊsɪs dɪzˈiːz], \k_a_p_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
Definitions of KAPOSIS DISEASE
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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A rare, pigmentary, and atrophic autosomal recessive disease affecting all races. It is manifested as an extreme photosensitivity to ultraviolet light as the result of a deficiency in the enzyme that permits excisional repair of ultraviolet-damaged DNA.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
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