Abstract
Individuals with Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), a rare autosomal genetic disease, present defects to repair DNA lesions induced by ultraviolet radiation (UV). As a consequence, XP patients are extremely sun sensitive and they have increased risk to develop Skin Cancer compared to the general population. A recent study has shown that UVA-irradiated XP variant (XP-V) cells present a slower DNA…