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==History== Xeroderma pigmentosum was first described in 1874 by Hebra and [[Moritz Kaposi]]. In 1882, Kaposi coined the term xeroderma pigmentosum for the condition, referring to its characteristic dry, pigmented skin.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The 1968 paper about XP by James Cleaver demonstrated the link between UV-induced DNA damage, faulty DNA repair and cancer.<ref name=":0" />
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