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DNA repair protects against cutaneous and internal neoplasia: evidence from xeroderma pigmentosum

Kenneth H. Kraemer , Myung M. Lee  and Joseph Scotto 1

Laboratory of Molecular Carcinogenesis Building 37, Room 3E24
1Biostatistics Branch, National Cancer Institute Bethesda, MD 20205, USA

Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), is a rare, autosomal recessive disease with sun sensitivity and multiple neoplasms in association with reduced DNA repair. As a reflection of the clinical consequences of deficient DNA repair, XP serves as a model for determining the effects of proficient DNA repair. To estimate the risk of developing neoplasms in XP, we abstracted reports of 726 XP patients (from 41 countries) published from 1874 to 1982. Despite limitations of a literature survey, the XP patients under age 20 years had an estimated 2000-fold increase in frequency of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, of cutaneous melanoma, of cancer of the anterior eye, and of cancer of the anterior tongue, in comparison to the general population. These sites are all potentially exposed to u.v. radiation, a strong carcinogen which produces DNA damage that is poorly repaired by XP cells. XP patients under age 20 years also had an estimated 12-fold increase in occurrence of neoplasms in sites not exposed to u.v. radiation. Among the XP patients under age 40 years with internal cancer, there was a disproportionate representation of malignant neoplasms of the brain (especially sarcomas), and oral cavity (excluding tongue) compared to US whites under age 40 years. These internal neoplasms may be related to exposure to chemical environmental carcinogens that cause DNA damage which, like u.v.-induced damage, is poorly repaired by XP cells. These reports provide no evidence of an increase in XP of common lethal neoplasms such as lymphomas, or female genital tract or endocrine system cancers. These findings suggest that DNA repair plays a role in protection against u.v.-induced neoplasia and in protection against some internal neoplasms in the general population.


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